Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6143031 | Virus Research | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Truncated 3c is not essential for enteric to FIP biotype conversion of feline coronaviruses (FCoVs). ⺠Intact 3c required by both FIP and enteric FCoV biotypes for intestinal replication in cats. ⺠FIP and enteric FCoV biotypes rarely infect intestinal epithelium following intraperitoneal infection. ⺠FIP and enteric FCoVs undergo constant mutation within and between host cats. ⺠Shelter cats are infected with many enteric FCoV strains reflective of their differing origins.
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Authors
Niels C. Pedersen, Hongwei Liu, Jennifer Scarlett, Christian M. Leutenegger, Lyudmila Golovko, Heather Kennedy, Farina Mustaffa Kamal,