Determination of subgroup-specific feline oncornavirus-neutralizing antibody.

AUTOR(ES)

Schaller, J P

RESUMO

A microneutralization assay was developed for antibody-to-subgroup-specific feline oncornaviruses. This study combines the economic advantage of a microtiter system and the quantitative focus reduction method which permits contruction of multiplicity curves for determination of virus-neutralizing titers. A twofold increase in Synder-Theilen feline sarcoma virus (ST-FeSV) on feline embryo cells decreased by approximately twofold the titer of reference goat serum prepared against Kawakami-Theilen feline leukemia virus. Similar dose effects with FeLV serotype virus preparations were not observed. An assay system utilizing FeLV serotypes on sarcoma-positive leukemia-negative cells demonstrated slightly greater sensitivity than one employing ST-FeSV on FE cells. Differential antibody responses to the three subgroup-specific feline oncornaviruses (A, B ,and C) were observed in reference goat sera. This test demonstrated good reproducibility as well as sensitivity and constitutes a significant improvement over end point dilution assay systems.

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