Identification of morbilliviruses of probable cetacean origin in carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus).
Two morbilliviruses were isolated from carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) which had died in coastal areas of Greece and Mauritania. They were characterised as being closely related to the previously identified dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses on the basis of their serological cross-reactivities in immunofluorescence assays, and sequence homologies in their N and P genes. The results suggest that morbilliviruses of aquatic mammals may cross barriers between species of different orders.
van de Bildt
M W
MW
Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Pieterburen, The Netherlands.
Martina
B E
BE
Vedder
E J
EJ
Androukaki
E
E
Kotomatas
S
S
Komnenou
A
A
Sidi
B A
BA
Jiddou
A B
AB
Barham
M E
ME
Niesters
H G
HG
Osterhaus
A D
AD
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D002102:Cadaver; D002591:Cetacea / Q000821:virology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003429:Cross Reactions; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry; D005289:Ferrets; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D006115:Greece; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology; D008435:Mauritania; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018103:Morbillivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D046048:Seals, Earless; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014709:Vero Cells
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral