Molecular characterization of avian paramyxovirus 1 isolates collected from cormorants in Canada from 1995 to 2000.
Sequences encompassing cleavage sites of fusion protein genes were obtained for avian paramyxovirus 1 isolates from cormorants in Canada. All isolates have the virulent cleavage site SRGRRQKR*FVG. They form a distinct cluster within isolates obtained around the world and may represent a novel genotype closely related to genotype V.
Weingartl
H M
HM
National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3M4, Canada. hweingartl@inspection.gc.ca
Riva
J
J
Kumthekar
P
P
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002170:Canada; D005838:Genotype; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000821:virology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D037521:Virulence Factors