Abstract
Canine coronavirus (CCV) UWSMN-1 was originally identified from an outbreak of fatal gastroenteritis in breeding colonies. In this report, we examined whether UWSMN-1 represents a novel divergent strain or is the result of recombination events between canine and feline coronavirus strains. Sequencing of various regions of the spike and polymerase genes confirms that UWSMN-1 is widely divergent from other CCV and feline coronavirus strains. These data raise the possibility that this strain is the first member of a novel third subtype of CCV.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3518-3522 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |