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SUBMITTER: Lin CN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089305 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Chao-Nan CN Chang Ruey-Yi RY Su Bi-Ling BL Chueh Ling-Ling LL
Virus genes 20121214 2
Infections by type II feline coronaviruses (FCoVs) have been shown to be significantly correlated with fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Despite nearly six decades having passed since its first emergence, different studies have shown that type II FCoV represents only a small portion of the total FCoV seropositivity in cats; hence, there is very limited knowledge of the evolution of type II FCoV. To elucidate the correlation between viral emergence and FIP, a local isolate (NTU156) that ...[more]