Determination of Ferret Enteric Coronavirus Genome in Laboratory Ferrets

Abstract

Ferret enteric coronavirus (FRECV) RNA was detected in laboratory ferrets. Analysis of the complete genome sequence of 2 strains, FRCoV4370 and FRCoV063, revealed that FRECV shared 49.9%–68.9% nucleotide sequence identity with known coronaviruses. These results suggest that FRECV might be classified as a new species in the genus Alphacoronavirus.

Keywords

• Ferret enteric coronavirus
• ferret systemic coronavirus
• coronavirus
• next-generation sequencing
• ferret
• genome