Abstract
A virus was isolated from an adult goat with chronic arthritis and shown to belong to the retrovirus group by electron microscopy and biochemical methods. Inoculation of the virus into cesarean-derived specific-pathogen-free goats' kids produced arthritic lesions similar to those in the spontaneous disease. Vrus was reisolated from the experimentally induced lesions.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Arthritis, Infectious / veterinary*
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Encephalomyelitis / microbiology
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Encephalomyelitis / veterinary*
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Goats / microbiology*
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RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / metabolism
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Retroviridae / ultrastructure
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Virus Diseases / complications
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Virus Diseases / transmission
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Virus Diseases / veterinary*
Substances
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RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase