Breuer W, Hänichen T, Mahnel H, Hartmann G, Hermanns W
Institut für Tierpathologie, Universität München, Germany.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1993 Jul;40(5):337-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1993.tb00147.x.
Tumorous, virus-induced skin lesions in two golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) were characterized macroscopically and by means of light- and electron-microscopy. Evidence of a virus was demonstrated in the ultra-thin sections and by the negative staining method. The morphological findings confirm the assumption that infections with papoviruses--probably of the polyomavirus genus--were involved.