Abstract
African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calici-virus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a lion cub that died of severe hemorrhagic enteritis.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Animals, Newborn / virology
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Animals, Zoo / virology
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Caliciviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Caliciviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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DNA Fragmentation
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DNA, Viral / chemistry
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Fatal Outcome
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Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
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Gastroenteritis / veterinary*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Lions / virology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Norovirus / classification
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Norovirus / isolation & purification*
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Phylogeny
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Species Specificity