| Literature DB >> 18716008 |
Suzanne G Genova1, Robert N Streeter, Katharine M Simpson, Sanjay Kapil.
Abstract
Antigenic group 2 coronavirus was detected in a fecal sample of an adult alpaca by reverse transcription-PCR. The presence of alpaca coronavirus (ApCoV) in the small intestine was demonstrated by immune histochemistry with an antinucleocapsid monoclonal antibody that reacts with group 2 coronaviruses. Other common causes of diarrhea in adult camelids were not detected. We conclude that nutritional stress may have predisposed the alpaca to severe ApCoV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18716008 PMCID: PMC2565933 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00232-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X