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Identification of within-host deletions in domain 0 of the spike gene of pathogenic feline coronavirus type 2 from the USA.
Journal of feline medicine and surgery - 1 Jan 2026
Olarte-Castillo Ximena A, Schlecht Abigail B, Sams Kelly L, Goodman Laura B, Whittaker Gary R
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ObjectivesFeline coronavirus (FCoV) is widely acknowledged to gain pathogenicity within the host to cause the lethal disease feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Most FIP cases are caused by viruses in genotype 1 (FCoV-1) via an 'internal mutation' in the spike gene. Genotype 2 (FCoV-2) has risen to prominence based on the emergence of FCoV-23, a highly pathogenic novel variant from Cyprus that has a deletion in...
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