title: Sequence analysis of VP2 gene of canine parvovirus isolates in Thailand.
abstract: Canine parvovirus (CPV) causes a very severe enteric disease especially in puppies. Twenty-six isolates of CPV were obtained from dogs at the Animal Hospital, Kasetsart University, Thailand. Whole VP2 gene of 26 isolates was amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its sequences were analyzed. Nineteen out of 26 isolates were characterized as CPV type 2a variants and the rest of the isolates were characterized as CPV type 2b. These results indicated that both types are currently prevalent field CPV circulating in Thailand and type 2a is the predominant genotype. Neither CPV type 2 nor type 2c was observed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakorn Pathom, 73140, Thailand.
authors.forename: Siriwadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phromnoi
authors.forename: Kaitkanoke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sirinarumitr
authors.forename: Theerapol
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sirinarumitr
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins