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Isolation, tissue distribution and molecular characterization of two recombinant canine coronavirus strains.
Veterinary microbiology - 5 Aug 2011
Ntafis V, Mari V, Decaro N, Papanastassopoulou M, Papaioannou N, Mpatziou R, Buonavoglia C, Xylouri E
Abstract excerpt
Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is an enveloped RNA virus, responsible for gastrointestinal infection in dogs. To date, two different CCoV genotypes have been recognized, CCoV type I and CCoV type II. Recently, CCoV type II strains of potential recombinant origin with transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) were detected and characterized as a new subtype (CCoV-IIb) of canine coronavirus, in order to be...
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