Limitations of using feline coronavirus spike protein gene mutations to diagnose feline infectious peritonitis
Abstract Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal disease of cats, and a sequela of systemic feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection. Mutations in the viral spike (S) gene have been associated with FCoVs found in tissues from cats with FIP, but not FCoVs found in faeces from healthy cats, and are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-017-0467-9 |