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Spike protein fusion peptide and feline coronavirus virulence.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Chang Hui-Wen, Egberink Herman F, Halpin Rebecca, Spiro David J, Rottier Peter J M
Abstract excerpt
Coronaviruses are well known for their potential to change their host or tissue tropism, resulting in unpredictable new diseases and changes in pathogenicity; severe acute respiratory syndrome and feline coronaviruses, respectively, are the most recognized examples. Feline coronaviruses occur as 2 pathotypes: nonvirulent feline enteric coronaviruses (FECVs), which replicate in intestinal epithelium cells, and...
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