EIMERIA SPECIES WHICH INFECT THE CHICKEN CONTAIN VIRUS-LIKE RNA MOLECULES

被引:24
作者
ELLIS, J [1 ]
REVETS, H [1 ]
机构
[1] VRIJE UNIV BRUSSELS,INST MOLEC BIOL,B-1640 RHODE ST GENESE,BELGIUM
关键词
Eimeria species; protozoan viruses; viral-like RNAs;
D O I
10.1017/S0031182000063198
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
There is increasing support for the presence of viruses and virus-like particles inside protozoan cells. This study describes viral-like RNA molecules that have been detected in two species of Eimeria that infect the chicken. The RNA molecule identified in E. maxima has been characterized: subcellular fractionation studies have shown that the RNA is present in the cytoplasm, probably as an abundant ribonucleoprotein that is insensitive to RNAse A treatment. Electron microscopy has demonstrated that this RNA molecule is double stranded. In addition, all E. maxima strains examined so far contain this RNA molecule. © 1990, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:163 / 169
页数:7
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