isolation and molecular characterization of a novel picornavirus from baitfish in the usa. | during both regulatory and routine surveillance sampling of baitfish from the states of illinois, minnesota, montana, and wisconsin, usa, isolates (n = 20) of a previously unknown picornavirus were obtained from kidney/spleen or entire viscera of fathead minnows (pimephales promelas) and brassy minnows (hybognathus hankinsoni). following the appearance of a diffuse cytopathic effect, examination of cell culture supernatant by negative contrast electron microscopy revealed the presence of small, ... | 2014 | 24586283 |