title: Analysis of the capsid protein gene of a feline-like calicivirus isolated from a dog.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Health and Well-being, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martella
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pratelli
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decaro
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiorente
authors.forename: Canio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins