Tracking viral particles in the intestinal contents of the American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Autor: A.M. Antonucci, M.H. Catroxo, M. Hipolito, R.M. Takemoto, N.A. Melo, F.M. França, P.C. Teixeira, C.M. Ferreira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 66, Iss 2, Pp 321-328 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4162
DOI: 10.1590/1678-41626459
Popis: Feces are an important viral agent elimination route for infected carrier animals and in aquatic organisms these pathogenic agents can very rapidly propagate due to the habitation environment. The objective of this work is to track viral particles in the intestinal contents of bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from five commercial frog farms in the region of Vale do Paraíba, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, using negative contrast transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Coronaviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Parvoviridae and Herpesviridae families were observed and photographed in specimens. This work emphasizes the importance of adopting sanitary measures in commercial farms and confirms that observing feces by TEM is an efficient and rapid diagnostic tool for detecting viral agents.
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