Previously, we described a disease syndrome in young turkeys caused by
an enterovirus-like virus. The virus was designated an enterovirus-li
ke virus based on size, morphology, and intracytoplasmic crystalline a
rrays of virus. In the present study, further characterization of the
virus was performed to ascertain its classification. The virus has a b
uoyant density of 1.33 g/ml in CsCl and single-stranded RNA genome of
approximately 7.5 kilobases. These combined characteristics indicate t
hat this agent is an enterovirus.