Fx. Jousset et al., A PARVO-LIKE VIRUS PERSISTENTLY INFECTING A C6 36 CLONE OF AEDES/ALBOPICTUS MOSQUITO CELL-LINE AND PATHOGENIC FOR AEDES-AEGYPTI LARVAE/, Virus research, 29(2), 1993, pp. 99-114
We have isolated and partially characterized from an apparently health
y C6/36 subclone of Aedes albopictus cell line a small icosahedral non
-enveloped DNA virus, designated AaPV. This virus proved to be highly
pathogenic for Aedes aegypti neonate larvae. Viral infection persisted
for over 4 years in the cell culture without any cytopathic effect. A
ttempts to infect suckling mice, Drosophila melanogaster adults and Sp
odoptera littoralis larvae with AaPV were unsuccessful. Similarly, the
AaPV failed to replicate in vertebrate and Drosophila cell lines. Vir
ions, about 22 nm in diameter, had a buoyant density of 1.43 g/cm3 and
contained three capsid polypeptides with molecular weights of 53, 41
and 40 kDa. A preliminary study of the viral genome indicated the pres
ence of single-stranded DNA. By its biophysical and biochemical proper
ties, this virus appears to be related to the genus Densovirus within
the family Parvoviridae, but lacks serological relationships with the
other members of this genus.