Enteric Disease in Dogs Naturally Infected by a Novel Canine Astrovirus
Author(s) -
Vito Martella,
P. Moschidou,
Cristiana Catella,
Vittorio Larocca,
Pierfrancesco Pinto,
Michele Losurdo,
Marialaura Corrente,
Eleonora Lorusso,
Krisztiàn Bányai,
Nicola Decaro,
Antonio Lavazza,
Canio Buonavoglia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.05018-11
Subject(s) - astrovirus , virology , seroconversion , virus , biology , capsid , antibody , serology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , rotavirus
Infection by a novel canine astrovirus was associated with gastroenteritis in two dogs. The virus displayed 70.3 to 73.9% amino acid identity to other canine astroviruses in the full-length capsid. Specific antibodies were detected in the convalescent-phase sera of the dogs, indicating seroconversion. Also, the virus appeared weakly related antigenically to the prototype canine astrovirus isolate ITA/2008/Bari.
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