title: Genetic diversity of the attachment (H) protein gene of current field isolates of canine distemper virus.
abstract: To characterize the variability of recent field isolates of canine distemper virus (CDV) from different hosts and geographical areas, we conducted nucleotide sequence analysis of the gene encoding the haemagglutinin (H), the attachment protein of this virus. Pronounced differences between field isolates were revealed in comparison to the Convac and Onderstepoort vaccine strains. The diversity of CDV appeared to exceed that determined for measles virus. Phylogenetic analysis also separated the field isolates of CDV from the vaccine strains and provided evidence for the existence of different contemporary genotypes of CDV. Isolates from a Greenlandic sledge dog and a Siberian seal formed a distinct lineage. The remaining isolates formed a group. This group contained two European isolates from mink and ferret, a single lineage comprising three European dog isolates, and another separate lineage of North American isolates from dog, javelina, raccoon and captive leopards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolt
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gottschalck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arctander
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buckland
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blixenkrone-Møller
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004285:Dogs; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D046048:Seals, Earless; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines