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J H Gillespie

Publications and source records attributed to J H Gillespie.

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PubMed1976

Fetal and adult bovine interferon production during bovine viral diarrhea virus infection.

Levels of interferon in adult bovine serum and in fetal bovine serum and tissues were examined during the course of transplacental bovine viral diarrhea virus infection. The cows produced circulating interferon between 2 and 9 days after viral inoculation, with mean peak levels in the serum on day 4. Interferon could be routinely detected in fetal tissues (e.g., thymus, spleen, and kidney) between days 4 and 21 after viral inoculation of the cows at 149 to 150 days of gestation (mid-second trimester) and in fetal serum from day 13 through day 21. Interferon was also detectable in the serum and tissues of fetuses from dams infected at day 95 of gestation (the beginning of the second trimester). In general, no differences were found between the ability of the adult and fetus to produce interferon. Fetal lamb kidney cells were more sensitive to the antiviral effects of bovine interferon than were fetal bovine kidney cells. The antiviral substance from the fetal and adult animals was characterized as interferon by standard criteria.

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PubMed1975

Natural selection for within-generation variance in offspring number II. Discrite haploid models.

In the classical model of genetic drift in population genetics theory, use is made of a hypothetical "infinite-gametic pool". If, instead, the gametic pool is determined by the random number of offspring per individual, a new form of natural selection acting on the variance in offspring number occurs. A diffusion model of this selection process is derived and some of its properties are explored. It is shown that, independent of the sampling scheme used, the diffusion equation has the drift coefficient M(p) = p(1-p) (mul--mu2 + sigma2e2--sigma2el) and the diffusion coefficient v(p) equals p(1-p) [psigma2e2 + (l--p)sigma2el]. It is also pointed out that the Direct Product Branching process model of genetic drift introduces a non-biological interaction between individuals and is thus inappropriate for modeling natural selection.

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PubMed1975

Serologic classification of feline caliciviruses by plaque-reduction neutralization and immunodiffusion.

Serologic classification of 14 isolated of feline caliciviruses was carried out, using plaque-reduction neutralization tests. Sixty to 200 plaque-forming units of virus were employed against 20 antibody units of hyperimmune goat antiserums prepared to individual isolates. The results established that these viruses were related in various degrees, but no 2 were identical. Arrangements in order of the greatest intergroup reactions yielded essentially 1 serotype with the exception of 1 virus showing 1-way neutralization reactions with heterologous isolates. The geographic origin, the site of viral isolation, or the plaque size had no relationship with the neutralization pattern. The F-9 isolate that showed the greatest intergroup reactions was proposed as the possible reference virus. The viruses were indistinguishable by using gel-diffusion analysis against cat antiserums.

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PubMed1974

Nautural selection for within-generation variance in offspring number.

In this paper it is shown that natural selection can act on the within-generation variance in offspring number. The fitness of a genotype will increase as its variance in offspring number decreases. The intensity of selection on the variance component is inversely proportional to population size, although the fixation probability of a gene which differs from its allele only in the variance in its offspring number is independent of population size. The concept of effective population size is shown to be of limited use when there is genetic variation in the variance in offspring number.

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PubMed1974

A general model to account for enzyme variation in natural populations.

Approximate conditions for genetic polymorphism in temporally and spatially varying environments are presented for loci which are intermediate at the level of fitness or at the level of gene function. The conditions suggest that polymorphism will be more likely in more variable environments while unlikely in constant environments. Biochemical evidence is presented to justify the assumption of heterozygote intermediacy. Observations on natural populations are cited which substantiate the claim that allozymic polymorphism is primarily due to selection acting on environmental variation in gene function.

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PubMed1974

Feline immunoglobulins.

Immunoglobulins (Ig) in feline sera and secretions were identified by immuno-electrophoresis and immunodiffusion with rabbit antisera prepared to feline IgG, IgA, IgM, and whole serum. Adult cat sera, colostral whey, postcolostral sera, tears, and nasal secretions contained IgG, IgA, and IgM. IgG was the only Ig identified in precolostral sera and cerebrospinal fluid. Milk, intestinal contents, pooled allantoic and amniotic fluids, and saliva from adult cats and urine from suckling kittens contained IgG and IgA. Ig were not detected in urine from adult cats. Bile was unique in that IgA and IgM were the predominant Ig.

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PubMed1974

Identification and characterization of a second feline herpesvirus.

A feline virus isolate previously reported as adenovirus-like has more recently been identified and characterized as a new feline herpesvirus. This herpesvirus, which appears to be cell associated, has some characteristics of the cytomegaloviruses and has been found to induce chemical crystal formations in infected cell cultures.

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PubMed1973

Virus-induced cholesterol crystals.

One of the crystal types induced in cell cultures by a new feline herpesvirus was identified as cholesterol by crystal structure, polarized light microscopy, and mass spectroscopy.

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PubMed1973

Thermal and pH stability of feline calicivirus.

Molar concentration of sodium chloride partially stabilized feline calicivirus against thermal inactivation at 50 C. One strain of feline calicivirus was relatively acid labile compared to another.

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