Faecal viruses of dogs--an electron microscope study.
Faecal samples from 112 dogs both with and without diarrhoea were screened for parvovirus by a haemagglutination titration test and then examined by electron microscopy for the presence of viruses and virus-like particles. On the basis of morphology eight distinct viruses or virus-like particles were identified. Particles identified were coronaviruses, coronavirus-like particles, rotavirus-like particles, papovavirus-like particles, torovirus-like particles, picornavirus-like particles, 27 nm virus-like particles with projections and parvovirus-like particles which did not cause haemagglutination.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D017992:Parvovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012016:Reference Values; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*