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SUBMITTER: Allison AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3571474 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20121205 4
Although parvoviruses are commonly described in domestic carnivores, little is known about their biodiversity in nondomestic species. A phylogenetic analysis of VP2 gene sequences from puma, coyote, gray wolf, bobcat, raccoon, and striped skunk revealed two major groups related to either feline panleukopenia virus ("FPV-like") or canine parvovirus ("CPV-like"). Cross-species transmission was commonplace, with multiple introductions into each host species but, with the exception of raccoons, rela ...[more]