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Title: | Phylogenetic analysis of a new Cetacean morbillivirus from a short-finned pilot whale stranded in the Canary Islands | Authors: | Edwige Bellière,Nina Esperón Fajardo,Fernando Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio Muñoz Reoyo,Maria Jesus Sánchez-Vizcaino Rodríguez,José Manuel |
UNESCO Clasification: | 240111 Patología animal 310907 Patología 240119 Zoología marina 240118 Mamíferos |
Keywords: | Dolphin Morbillivirus Mediterranean-Sea Infection Porpoises Distemper, et al |
Issue Date: | 2011 | Publisher: | 0034-5288 | Journal: | Research in Veterinary Science | Abstract: | Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is considered the most pathogenic virus in cetaceans. Three strains have been already described: the dolphin morbillivirus (DMV), the porpoise morbillivirus (PMV) and the tentatively named pilot whale morbillivirus (PWMV).This study describes the molecular characterization of a strain of CeMV detected in the brain of a short-finned pilot whale that had stranded in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean around the Canary Islands and that showed lesions compatible with morbilliviral disease. Sequences for the nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, fusion protein and haemagglutinin genes were obtained. The phylogenetic study showed high homology (97%) with the PWMV strain previously detected from a long-finned pilot whale stranded in the Western Atlantic Ocean. These results support the existing classification of CeMV into three principal genetic clusters. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47524 | ISSN: | 0034-5288 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.05.038 | Source: | Research in Veterinary Science [ISSN 0034-5288], v. 90 (2), p. 324-328 |
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