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Comparison of Biological Properties of St. Louis Encephalitis and Rio Bravo Viruses
David A. Hendricks
David A. Hendricks
Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181
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James L. Hardy
James L. Hardy
Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181
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William C. Reeves
William C. Reeves
Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181
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St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus, an arbovirus, and Rio Bravo (RB) virus, a non-arthropod-borne virus, are flaviviruses which cross-react in neutralization tests. Several of their biological properties were compared. Viral growth curves revealed that >99% of infectious SLE (Parton) virus remained cell-associated in Vero cells but was released slowly into the medium of infected BHK-21 cells. In contrast, RB (M-64) virus was released upon maturation into the fluids of Vero and BHK-21 cell cultures. Fortyfold more SLE virus than RB virus adsorbed to monolayer cultures of Aedes dorsalis cells. SLE but not RB virus replicated and reached high titers (108 pfu/ml) in Ae. dorsalis cell cultures maintained in media which were expected to enhance recovery of RB virus. Further, SLE but not RB virus replicated in cultured bat epithelial cells and primary duck embryo cells incubated at 42°C. Clearly, the prototype strains of RB and SLE viruses are distinct viruses. Both the classification of RB virus in the genus flavivirus and the antigenic relationship between RB and SLE viruses require further clarification.
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