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Mutations of 3c and spike protein genes correlate with the occurrence of feline infectious peritonitis.
Veterinary microbiology - 10 Oct 2014
Bank-Wolf Barbara Regina, Stallkamp Iris, Wiese Svenja, Moritz Andreas, Tekes Gergely, Thiel Heinz-Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
The genes encoding accessory proteins 3a, 3b, 3c, 7a and 7b, the S2 domain of the spike (S) protein gene and the membrane (M) protein gene of feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) samples were amplified, cloned and sequenced. For this faeces and/or ascites samples from 19 cats suffering from feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) as well as from 20 FECV-infected healthy...
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