Verification of genetic loci responsible for the resistance/susceptibility to the Sendai virus infection using congenic mice.

Sendai virus (SeV) is one of the most important pathogens in the specific-pathogen free rodents. It is known that there are some inbred mouse strains susceptible or resistant to SeV infection. The C57BL/6 (B6) and DBA/2 (D2) mice are representative of the resistant and susceptible strains, respectively.