title: Comparison of canine parvovirus with mink enteritis virus by restriction site mapping.
abstract: The genomes of canine parvovirus and mink enteritis virus were compared by restriction enzyme analysis of their replicative-form DNAs. Of 79 mapped sites, 68, or 86%, were found to be common for both types of DNA, indicating that canine parvovirus and mink enteritis virus are closely related viruses. Whether they evolved from a common precursor or whether canine parvovirus is derived from mink enteritis virus, however, cannot be deduced from our present data.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D008907:Mink / Q000382:microbiology*; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes