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Genetic analysis of feline panleukopenia viruses from cats with gastroenteritis.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2008
Decaro N, Desario C, Miccolupo A, Campolo M, Parisi A, Martella V, Amorisco F, Lucente M S, Lavazza A, Buonavoglia C
Abstract excerpt
Thirty-nine parvovirus strains contained in faecal samples collected in Italy (n=34) and UK (n=5) from cats with feline panleukopenia were characterized at the molecular level. All viruses were proven to be true feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV) strains by a minor groove binder probe assay, which is able to discriminate between FPLV and the closely related canine parvovirus type 2. By using sequence analysis of...
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