Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2008)

Detection and Molecular Characterization of a Canine Norovirus

  • Vito Martella,
  • Eleonora Lorusso,
  • Niccola Decaro,
  • Gabriella Elia,
  • Arianna Radogna,
  • Maria D’Abramo,
  • Costantina Desario,
  • Alessandra Cavalli,
  • Marialaura Corrente,
  • Michelle Camero,
  • Cinzia A. Germinario,
  • Krisztian Bányai,
  • Barbara Di Martino,
  • Fulvio Marsilio,
  • Leland E. Carmichael,
  • Canio Buonavoglia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080062
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 8
pp. 1306 – 1308

Abstract

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We identified a novel calicivirus in a pup with enteritis. The isolate was related genetically (90.1% aa identity in the capsid protein) to a lion norovirus strain.

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