A serological comparison of some animal herpesviruses

Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1990;13(2):75-84. doi: 10.1016/0147-9571(90)90519-y.

Abstract

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) isolates (Cooper-type strain 4975 and Oxford) were compared in neutralization tests with the bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4) isolate (85/16 TV) and the herpesviruses of red deer (D2839/1) and goats (E/CH). Hyperimmune antiserum was prepared in rabbits against the plaque-selected viruses and endpoint and kinetic neutralization test were made. BHV-4 was clearly different from the other four viruses. The closely-related BHV-1 strains were also related in these tests to the red deer herpesvirus. The Oxford strain seemed rather closer antigenically than the Cooper-type strain to the red deer herpesvirus. Antiserum to the caprine herpesvirus failed to neutralize either BHV-1 strain or red deer virus, but antiserum to the Cooper-type and red deer herpesviruses did neutralize caprine virus to a limited extent.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology*
  • Cattle
  • Deer
  • Goats
  • Herpesviridae / growth & development
  • Herpesviridae / immunology*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / growth & development
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / immunology*
  • Immune Sera / immunology
  • Kinetics
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Viral Plaque Assay

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Immune Sera