Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Isolation of Lagos Bat Virus from Water Mongoose
Table
Immunofluorescence patterns of 16 monoclonal antibodies with nucleoprotein of a new Lagos bat virus isolate from a mongoose in South Africa (Mongoose2004) compared with antigenic patterns of other South African lyssaviruses*
| Antibody | RABV (canid biotype) | RABV (mongoose biotype) | LBV (bat isolates) | MOKV | DUVV | LBV (Mongoose 2004) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1C5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26AB7 | + | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| 26BE2 | + | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| 32GD12 | Variable | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| 38HF2 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| M612 | – | – | + | – | – | + |
| M837 | – | – | – | – | + | – |
| M850 | – | Variable | – | – | + | – |
| M853 | + | – | – | – | + | – |
| M1001 | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| M1335 | – | Variable | – | Variable | – | – |
| M1386 | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| M1400 | – | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| M1407 | + | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| M1412 | + | Variable | – | – | – | – |
| M1494 | – | Variable | – | – | + | –
*Typical immunofluorescence antibody patterns observed for all lyssavirus genotypes present in Africa are included. RABV, rabies virus; LBV, Lagos bat virus; MOKV, Mokola virus; DUVV, Duvenhage virus; –, no fluorescence; +, fluorescence. *Typical immunofluorescence antibody patterns observed for all lyssavirus genotypes present in Africa are included. RABV, rabies virus; LBV, Lagos bat virus; MOKV, Mokola virus; DUVV, Duvenhage virus; –, no fluorescence; +, fluorescence. |
*Typical immunofluorescence antibody patterns observed for all lyssavirus genotypes present in Africa are included. RABV, rabies virus; LBV, Lagos bat virus; MOKV, Mokola virus; DUVV, Duvenhage virus; –, no fluorescence; +, fluorescence.