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SUBMITTER: Lin CN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7117496 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Chao-Nan CN Su Bi-Ling BL Wang Ching-Ho CH Hsieh Ming-Wei MW Chueh Ti-Jen TJ Chueh Ling-Ling LL
Veterinary microbiology 20081127 3-4
The outcomes of feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection vary greatly from asymptomatic or mild enteric infection to fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). On the basis of in vitro neutralization tests, FCoVs can be divided into two serotypes. To explore the correlation between different types of FCoV and FIP, clinical specimens collected from 363 naturally infected cats during 2003-2007 were analyzed. Amplification of a portion of the S gene from the FCoV was performed and a total of 222 cases w ...[more]