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Survey of Nonhuman Primates for Antibodies Reactive With Epstein‐Barr Virus (EBV) Antigens and Susceptibility of Their Lymphocytes for Immortalization With EBV
Author(s) -
Ishida Takafumi,
Yamamoto Kohtaro
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1987.tb00346.x
Subject(s) - virology , epstein–barr virus , antigen , antibody , virus , immunology , biology , nonhuman primate , gammaherpesvirinae , herpesviridae , viral disease , evolutionary biology
The susceptibility to transformation with Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) and the prevalence of antibodies reactive to EBV were examined in 43 primate species. In vitro EBV infection was revealed in lymphocytes from Old World monkeys, including patas monkeys and the colobines, as well as in lymphocytes from the apes. Antibodies reactive to EBV‐early antigen/viral capsid antigen (EA/VCA) were detected in all the species of Old World monkeys and apes examined and in two out of seven species of New World monkeys.