Rice M, Wilks C R
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Arch Virol. 1996;141(5):945-50. doi: 10.1007/BF01718168.
Intestinal contents derived from the Australian brush-tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, were examined by negative stain electron microscopy for the presence of viruses. Out of 100 samples, 23 contained at least one type of vertebrate virus or virus-like particle. Adenovirus was identified in six samples, herpesvirus in two samples, coronavirus in four samples, and coronavirus-like particles in 14 samples. To date no viruses of the brush-tailed possum have been isolated in tissue culture but these results indicate that this species is probably host to several viral species.
对源自澳大利亚帚尾袋貂(Trichosurus vulpecula)的肠道内容物进行了负染色电子显微镜检查,以检测病毒的存在。在100个样本中,有23个至少含有一种脊椎动物病毒或病毒样颗粒。在6个样本中鉴定出腺病毒,2个样本中鉴定出疱疹病毒,4个样本中鉴定出冠状病毒,14个样本中鉴定出冠状病毒样颗粒。迄今为止,尚未在组织培养中分离出帚尾袋貂的病毒,但这些结果表明该物种可能是几种病毒的宿主。