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Journal of Virology, September 1999, p. 7874-7876, Vol. 73, No. 9
Division of Pathobiology and Immunology,
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon
97006,1 and Department of Molecular
Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University,
Portland, Oregon 972012
Received 18 March 1999/Accepted 9 June 1999
Recent DNA sequence analysis indicates that rhesus rhadinovirus
(RRV) is a member of the lymphotropic gamma-2 herpesvirus family. To
determine if RRV is lymphotropic, peripheral blood mononuclear cells
from naturally infected monkeys were separated by immunomagnetic bead
depletion and analyzed for the presence of RRV by virus isolation and
nested PCR. The recovery and consistent detection of RRV in the
CD20+-enriched fraction clearly demonstrates that B
lymphocytes are a major site of virus persistence.
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Rhesus Rhadinovirus Establishes a Latent
Infection in B Lymphocytes In Vivo
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