title: Sequence analysis of VP2 gene of canine parvovirus isolated from domestic dogs in Japan in 1999 and 2000.
abstract: Seven strains of canine parvovirus (CPV) were isolated from affected dogs in Japan between 1999 and 2000, and their VP2 genes were genetically analyzed. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequences of VP2 suggested that three field isolates corresponded to CPV type 2a, while the other four to CPV type 2b. The phylogenetic tree constructed from the VP2 genes showed that the newly isolated strains are classified into the cluster consisting of recent Japanese and Taiwanese field isolates, which are distinct from Vietnamese isolates, United States Isolates, or classical CPV type 2. These results suggest that the CPV transmission occurred between Japan and Taiwan in 1990s, and the offspring are still circulating in both countries.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doki
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Misako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taneno
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral