Dipartimento di Sanita` Pubblica e Zootecnia, Universita` degli Studi Aldo Moro di Bari, Italy.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Mar;50(3):1066-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05018-11. Epub 2011 Dec 21.
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.
新型犬星状病毒感染与两只犬的胃肠炎有关。该病毒在全长衣壳中与其他犬星状病毒的氨基酸同一性为 70.3%至 73.9%。在犬的恢复期血清中检测到特异性抗体,表明发生了血清转换。此外,该病毒在抗原性上与犬星状病毒原型分离株 ITA/2008/Bari 呈弱相关。