Isolation and genome characterization of canine parvovirus type 2c in Brazil

Braz J Microbiol. 2019 Jan;50(1):329-333. doi: 10.1007/s42770-018-0036-z. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Abstract

This study focused on the isolation and characterization of parvovirus in an infected dog in midwestern Brazil. Non-enveloped icosahedral parvovirus-like particles were isolated in CRFK cells and were allocated to a clade comprised of strains of CPV-2c, based on genome analysis. This is the first isolate of CPV-2c genomically characterized in Brazil.

Keywords: Culture; Diarrhea; Dogs; Transmission electron microscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genome, Viral
  • Parvoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Parvovirus, Canine / classification
  • Parvovirus, Canine / genetics*
  • Parvovirus, Canine / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny