title: Identification of morbilliviruses of probable cetacean origin in carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Pieterburen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: van de Bildt
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Vedder
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Androukaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotomatas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komnenou
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Jiddou
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Barham
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Niesters
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Osterhaus
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral