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      Genetic diversity of a canine coronavirus detected in pups with diarrhoea in Italy

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          The sequence of the S gene of a field canine coronavirus (CCoV), strain Elmo/02, revealed low nucleotide (61%) and amino acid (54%) identity to reference CCoV strains. The highest correlation (77% nt and 81.7% aa) was found with feline coronavirus type I. A PCR assay for the S gene of strain Elmo/02 detected analogous CCoVs of different geographic origin, all which exhibited at least 92–96% nucleotide identity to each other and to strain Elmo/02. The evident genetic divergence between the reference CCoV strains and the newly identified Elmo/02-like CCoVs strongly suggests that a novel genotype of CCoV is widespread in the dog population.

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                Journal
                J Virol Methods
                J. Virol. Methods
                Journal of Virological Methods
                Elsevier Science B.V.
                0166-0934
                1879-0984
                1 April 2003
                9 June 2003
                1 April 2003
                : 110
                : 1
                : 9-17
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Animal Health and Well-being, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, S.p. per Casamassima km 3, 70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
                [b ]Department of Veterinary Public Health, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Messina, Messina, Italy
                [c ]Service of Medical Genetic, I.R.C.C.S. ‘Saverio de Bellis’, Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-80-4679833; fax: +39-80-4679843 a.pratelli@ 123456veterinaria.uniba.it
                Article
                S0166-0934(03)00081-8
                10.1016/S0166-0934(03)00081-8
                7119961
                12757915
                13bd0759-33db-40b6-81c4-6cf6576165cc
                Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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                History
                : 7 November 2002
                : 14 February 2003
                : 17 February 2003
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                Microbiology & Virology
                coronavirus,dog,genotype,diversity
                Microbiology & Virology
                coronavirus, dog, genotype, diversity

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