Purification and biochemical properties of Egtved viral RNA

Poikilotherm vertebrate cell lines and viruses: a current listing for fishes

A survey of the literature and of work being done in vertebrate cell culture shows that there are currently in existence and available to investigators some 61 cell lines representing 17 families and 36 species of fish. The literature of fish virology shows that at least 17 fish viruses have been isolated and that at least 15 others have been visualized by electron microscopy. A minimum of four major virus groups--rhabdovirus, orthomyxovirus, iridovirus and herpesvirus--are known from fish. Original references, key reviews and sources of cell lines are given.

The viral diseases of fish: a review through 1978. Part 1: Diseases of proven viral etiology

In this review, a survey is made of the published literature on the viral diseases of fish available up to and including the year 1978. It is divided into two main sections. Part 1 describes 11 diseases where a virus has been isolated and proven to be the causative agent. Part 2 discusses 16 diseases where there is reason to suspect viral etiology because of evidence deriving from electron microscopy or transmission experiments with bacteria-free filtrates of homogenates of diseased tissue, but where final proof of a causative relationship is lacking. The review attempts to provide the most significant information on the disease process itself, in most cases including external signs, fish species susceptible, pathology, geographic distribution, existence of carriers, methods of transmission, and control. It also gives the most recent and significant data concerning the nature of the causative virus, including its cultural, biological, and physicochemical properties, where such information is available.