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Experimental infection of suckling mice with a host range mutant of junin virus
Author(s) -
Scolaro Luis A.,
Mersich Susana E.,
Damonte Elsa B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890340408
Subject(s) - virulence , virology , junin virus , biology , virus , inoculation , mutant , viral replication , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , median lethal dose , immune system , immunology , medicine , toxicity , gene , cd8 , lymphocytic choriomeningitis , anatomy , biochemistry
Abstract Experimental infection of three mouse strains with a non‐pathogenic mutant of Junin virus named C167 was compared with respect to the parental XJC13 strain. After intracerebral (ic) or intraperitoneal inoculation, XJC13 was highly virulent for 2 day‐old C 3 H/HeJ, OF1, and BALB/cJ mouse strains, whereas its derivative C167 was attenuated. Survival of the C167‐infected mouse was associated with a restricted replication at the site of inoculation which would impair spread of virus. Thus, the reduced virulence of C167 for suckling mice is independent of the mouse strain and the route of viral entry. When C167 was preinoculated ic I0 days before the challenge inoculation with XJC13 by the same route, mice were partially protected from lethal infection. Since neutralizing antibodies were first detected at 30 days post‐infection, an interference mechanism is postulated as a mechanism of protection of the mice.