Tadpole Edema Virus: A Viscerotropic Pathogen for Anuran Amphibians

摘要: Lunger (1966) has most recently reviewed the amphibian viruses. The viruses that have been biologically isolated come from adult Rana pipiens either Vermont or Wisconsin-Minnesota area, and in one case a newt (Triturus viridescens). newt, however, had injected previously with kidney tumor material R. pipiens. Morphologically, frog are of 2 types: nuclear forms herpes viruslike morphology polyhedral cytoplasmic forms. occur may be cause renal adenocarcinoma, Lucke tumor, while disease-producing ability is uncertain (Lunger, 1966). We virus grossly edematous catesbeiana tadpoles West Virginia. named agent tadpole edema report here its characteristics, including disease production.