title: The complete nucleotide sequence of a feline calicivirus.
abstract: We have determined the complete sequence of a feline calicivirus. The virus genome is 7690 bases long and contains two large open reading frames. Proteins specified by these have similarity to those encoded in the corresponding regions of a candidate calicivirus rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, but are distinctly different from those specified by another such virus, hepatitis E virus. A third, small open reading frame at the 3' end of the genome is present in both feline and rabbit viruses but is absent from hepatitis E. These findings suggest that the calicivirus family, which consists of a single genus, may require subdivision.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, School of Pathological Sciences, New Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meanger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gaskell
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins