Abstract
Weddell seals in the Antarctica had high neutralizing antibody titres to seal- and feline herpesvirus and none against phocine distemper virus. Crab-eater seals were free of antibodies. This suggests an evolutionary wide spread of seal herpesvirus.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antarctic Regions
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Distemper Virus, Canine / immunology
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Herpesviridae / immunology
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Herpesviridae / isolation & purification*
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Neutralization Tests
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Seals, Earless / immunology
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Seals, Earless / microbiology*