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Evidence for evolution of canine parvovirus type 2 in Italy.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Dec 2001
Buonavoglia Canio, Martella Vito, Pratelli Annamaria, Tempesta Maria, Cavalli Alessandra, Buonavoglia Domenico, Bozzo Giancarlo, Elia Gabriella, Decaro Nicola, Carmichael Leland
Abstract excerpt
Two isolates of canine parvovirus (CPV) were obtained from dogs affected with severe haemorrhagic diarrhoea. Type 2b antigenic specificity was predicted by both antigenic analysis with monoclonal antibodies and PCR characterization with type-specific primers. Nevertheless, sequence analysis of the capsid protein-encoding gene revealed two amino acid changes. One of the changes affected position 426 (Asp to Glu),...
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