Enteric disease in dogs naturally infected by a novel canine astrovirus

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Mar;50(3):1066-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05018-11. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Astroviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Astroviridae Infections / pathology
  • Astroviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Astroviridae Infections / virology
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis / pathology
  • Gastroenteritis / veterinary*
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Mamastrovirus / classification*
  • Mamastrovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Capsid Proteins
  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JN193534