Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of strains of feline calicivirus in Beijing, China
- 9 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Archiv für die gesamte Virusforschung
- Vol. 166 (9), 2521-2527
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05163-2
Abstract
Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a contagious cat pathogen that causes oral ulceration and/or upper respiratory disease. In this study, we collected 61 samples from a pet hospital in Beijing and used PCR or RT-PCR to detect FCV and feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1). Approximately 44.3% (27/61) of the samples were FCV positive, and 23.0% (14/61) were coinfected with FCV and FHV-1. FCV was isolated from 15 samples. One isolate was from a cat with virulent systemic disease (VSD) signs, and 14 isolates were from cats with stomatitis or upper respiratory diseases. The range of genome sequence identity among these isolates was 76.1–100.0%. Four of the isolates were considered to be of the same strain, with sequence identity ranging from 99.5 to 99.7%, and two isolates, BJ-280 and BJ-288, had completely identical sequences. The genomic sequence identity ranged from 76.0 to 88.5% between the 15 isolates and several reference strains, including the F4 and F9 vaccine strains. These results demonstrate that many FCV strains are co-circulating in Beijing. Due to the diversity of FCV in Beijing, it is necessary to monitor the current prevalence of the virus. This study provides more information for the development of effective measures to control FCV.Funding Information
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0501003)
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