Abstract
Summary
Cytochemical changes associated with psittacosis virus infection of tissue cultures were studied by acridine orange staining and fluorescence microscopy. Normal virus development was interrupted by the addition of 5-fluorouracil and 5-fluoroorotic acid which caused the accumulation of “fraudulent” RNA. It is suggested that the substituted pyrimidines interfered with development of intact virus through inhibition of protein synthesis.
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