Four virus isolates were recovered from the intestinal tracts of turkey poults with diarrhea, abnormal feathering, stunted growth, and increased mortality. The isolates were clone-purified and characterized according to cytopathic effect (CPE) in chicken embryo kidney cells, size, morphology, physicochemical properties, and replicative cycle. The isolates were identified as members of the family Reoviridae, genus Orthoreovirus.
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Nersessian et al. (1985) studied this question.