Abstract
The growth kinetics of tanapox virus in owl monkey kidney cells was elucidated by single-step growth curves at multiplicities of 10, 1.0, and 0.1 plaque forming units (pfu) per cell at 37 and 33°C. Virus replicated equally well at both temperatures and produced a cytopathic effect that was characterized by densely packed rounded cells with retrogressed monolayer and granular vacuolated cytoplasm. Single-step growth curves revealed that the eclipse period varied from 24 h postinfection (hpi) at a multiplicity of infection of 10 pfu/cell to 48 hpi at 0.1 pfu/cell. The length of the latent period also varied from 36 hpi at 10 pfu/cell to 48 hpi at 0.1 pfu/cell. The intracellular virus, extracellular virus, and total virus titers reached their maximums relatively early at 10 pfu/cell as compared with 0.1 pfu/cell. About 78% of the mature progeny virion is retained intracellularly at 10 pfu/cell at 96 hpi. We conclude that tanapox virus replication is similar to other poxviruses, but the replication cycle is longer when compared with vaccinia virus.Key words: tanapox virus, single-step growth curve, eclipse period, latent period.
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