Autor(es)Ueba N, Kimura T

ResumoMultinucleated giant cell formation in a clone of BHK-21 cells, BHK-21-528, was tested with certain arboviruses. Eleven out of 19 viruses tested, Chikungunya, Getah, Sagiyama, Sindbis, Western equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, Bunyamwera, Germiston - California encephalitis virus induced cell fusion after infection. All cases where giant cells were observed during the experiments, involved the B type cell fusion (fusion from within).

ImprentaThe Journal of General Virology, v. 34, n. 2, p. 369-373, 1977

DescritoresChikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Cell ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus

Data de Publicação:1977