Author:
Bedson H. S.,Dumbell K. R.
Abstract
The characterization of 16 clones of virus derived from mixed infections with variola major and cowpox has been described. This work has involved the description of the plaques produced by variola major in chick embryo monolayers, and a more detailed study of the effects of raised temperature on pock production by pox viruses on the C.A.M.Two of the variola major—cowpox clones were found to correspond to cowpox virus, while the other 14 shared various combinations of parental characters. Among them there were 10 distinct new types of virus. Evidence of the stability of these viruses has been presented.Analysis of the combination of characters encountered among the hybrids has given good evidence that all the eight marker characters used segregate independently. A particular instance of this was the character of chick embryo virulence which, among the hybrid viruses, was shown to be unrelated either to ceiling temperature or speed of plaque formation.The significance of these findings in relation to the general problem of virulence has been briefly discussed. The possibility that vaccinia may have originated as a hybrid of variola and cowpox has lso been considered.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Immunology
Cited by
37 articles.
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