M. Neukirch et al., Preliminary characterization of a reovirus isolated from golden ide Leuciscus idus melanotus, DIS AQU ORG, 35(3), 1999, pp. 159-164
Some characteristics of a reovirus recently isolated from golden ide Leucis
cus idus melanotus and tentatively designated as golden ide reovirus (GIRV)
were determined. Spherical nonenveloped particles with an outer capsid of
about 70 nm and an inner capsid of about 50 nm were observed by electron mi
croscopy. The density of the virus determined in CsCl gradients was 1.36 g
ml(-1). The genome contained 11 segments of dsRNA. GIRV differed from other
aquareoviruses by a slight reduction of infectivity after treatment with c
hloroform and by the absence of forming syncytia in cell monolayers.