Isolations of California encephalitis virus from tundra mosquitoes

Four isolations of California encephalitis virus were made from tundra mosquitoes of the Aedes hexodontus-punctor group collected in the Keewatin District, Northwest Territories. The viral isolates were identified as belonging to the snowshoe hare subtype of California encephalitis virus.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Microbiology
Main Authors: Wagner, R. J., DeJong, C., Leung, M. K., McLintock, J., Iversen, J. O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
Subjects:
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
General Medicine
Immunology
Microbiology
Northwest Territories
Keewatin
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m75-081
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/m75-081
Description
Summary:Four isolations of California encephalitis virus were made from tundra mosquitoes of the Aedes hexodontus-punctor group collected in the Keewatin District, Northwest Territories. The viral isolates were identified as belonging to the snowshoe hare subtype of California encephalitis virus.

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