Genetic Characterization of Coronaviruses from Domestic Ferrets, Japan
oleh: Yutaka Terada, Shohei Minami, Keita Noguchi, Hassan Y.A.H. Mahmoud, Hiroshi Shimoda, Masami Mochizuki, Yumi Une, Ken Maeda
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-02-01 |
Deskripsi
We detected ferret coronaviruses in 44 (55.7%) of 79 pet ferrets tested in Japan and classified the viruses into 2 genotypes on the basis of genotype-specific PCR. Our results show that 2 ferret coronaviruses that cause feline infectious peritonitis–like disease and epizootic catarrhal enteritis are enzootic among ferrets in Japan.