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Genetic diversity and correlation with feline infectious peritonitis of feline coronavirus type I and II: a 5-year study in Taiwan.
Veterinary microbiology - 12 May 2009
Lin Chao-Nan, Su Bi-Ling, Wang Ching-Ho, Hsieh Ming-Wei, Chueh Ti-Jen, Chueh Ling-Ling
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The outcomes of feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection vary greatly from asymptomatic or mild enteric infection to fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). On the basis of in vitro neutralization tests, FCoVs can be divided into two serotypes. To explore the correlation between different types of FCoV and FIP, clinical specimens collected from 363 naturally infected cats during 2003-2007 were analyzed....
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