Analysis of the capsid protein gene of a feline-like calicivirus isolated from a dog.
The authors report the sequence analysis of the capsid protein-encoding gene (ORF2) of a calicivirus strain recently isolated in Italy from a pup with enteritis. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate is highly similar to field and reference feline caliciviruses (FCVs). The isolation of a feline-like calicivirus and the results of recent serological investigations suggest that FCV infection frequently occurs in dogs, but the consequences of this interspecies infection in the canine host are still unknown.
Martella
Vito
V
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Health and Well-being, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it
Pratelli
Annamaria
A
Gentile
Mattia
M
Buonavoglia
Domenico
D
Decaro
Nicola
N
Fiorente
Paola
P
Buonavoglia
Canio
C
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017927:Calicivirus, Feline / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
D036022:Capsid Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins