| laboratory characteristics of poxviruses isolated from captive elephants in germany. | proxviruses isolated from captive elephants in germany have been characterized. although related to vaccinia and even more closely to cowpox virus, the separate identity of elephantpox virus was established by both biological and serological methods. elephantpox virus produces a-type inclusions in infected cells, as did cowpox, but had a lower ceiling temperature, was more heat resistant and affected rabbits differently. cross neutralization tests on absorbed sera indicated that elephantpox, cow ... | 1977 | 72786 |