SAAS bulletin, biochemistry and biotechnology.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists,
Frequency: Annual
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists. Biochemistry and Biotechnology.
Start Year:1988 - 2005
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 1052-6781 (Print) 1052-6781 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 8917120 |
| (DNLM): | SR0062672(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 19500840 |
| Coden: | SBBBEF |
| Classification: | W1 SA104K |
Temperature sensitivity of equine herpesvirus isolates: a brief review. This article reviews the findings on temperature sensitivity of equine herpesvirus isolates with an emphasis on equine herpesvirus 3, etiological agent of equine coital exanthema. The hypothesis is presented that the relative apathogenic nature of this herpesvirus may be an indirect result of its inability to synthesize and/or process glycoproteins needed by the virus to produce infectious virions at the normal body temperature of its natural host. It is suggested that equine herpesvirus 3 is the more evolved and naturally attenuated member of the equine herpesviruses.