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Replication of alphaviruses in cultures of donkey monocytes

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Representative strains of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) were compared for their ability to grow in cultures of unstimulated leucocytes and monocytes derived from donkey peripheral blood. Replication of epizootic and vaccine strains of VEEV, but not of enzootic strains was observed in this system. Only a minority of monocytes supported virus replication as detected by immunofluorescence, electron microscopy and infectious center assays. EEEV did not appear to replicate in this cell system although virus attached to and was internalized by monocytes.

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  1. Laboratorio Virus Animales, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela

    F. Liprandi, B. Gómez & R. Walder

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Liprandi, F., Gómez, B. & Walder, R. Replication of alphaviruses in cultures of donkey monocytes. Archives of Virology 87, 163–171 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01315296

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