Eimeria species which infect the chicken contain virus-like RNA molecules
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 101 (2) , 163-169
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000063198
Abstract
There is increasing support for the presence of viruses and virus-like particles inside protozoan cells. This study describes viral-like RNA molecules that have been detected in two species of Eimeria that infect the chicken. The RNA molecule identified in E. maxima has been characterized: subcellular fractionation studies have shown that the RNA is present in the cytoplasm, probably as an abundant ribonucleoprotein that is insensitive to RNAse A treatment. Electron microscopy has demonstrated that this RNA molecule is double stranded. In addition, all E. maxima strains examined so far contain this RNA molecule.Keywords
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