title: Norovirus in captive lion cub (Panthera leo).
abstract: African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calici-virus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a lion cub that died of severe hemorrhagic enteritis.
authors.affiliation: University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martella
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campolo
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavicchio
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camero
authors.forename: Anna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bellacicco
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decaro
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: Grazia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Marialaura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corrente
authors.forename: Costantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desario
authors.forename: Serenella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arista
authors.forename: Krisztián
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banyai
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koopmans
authors.forename: Canio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000821:virology; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000821:virology; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D008045:Lions / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral