title: Mediterranean Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Threatened by Dolphin MorbilliVirus.
abstract: During 2011-2013, dolphin morbillivirus was molecularly identified in 4 stranded fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea. Nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and hemagglutinin gene sequences of the identified strain were highly homologous with those of a morbillivirus that caused a 2006-2007 epidemic in the Mediterranean. Dolphin morbillivirus represents a serious threat for fin whales.
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzariol
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Centelleghe
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beffagna
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Povinelli
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Terracciano
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cocumelli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pintore
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denurra
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casalone
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pautasso
authors.forename: Cristina Esmeralda
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Guardo
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D050617:Fin Whale / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018103:Morbillivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral
keywords: Balaenoptera physalus; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean fin whales; Morbillivirus; dolphin morbillivirus; fin whales; hemagglutinin gene; morbillivirus infection; nucleoprotein gene; outbreak; phosphoprotein gene; viruses
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