Identification of morbilliviruses of probable cetacean origin in carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus)

Two morbilliviruses were isolated from carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) which had died in coastal areas of Greece and Mauritania. They were characterised as being closely related to the previously identified dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses on the basis of their serologic...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2000-06, Vol.146 (24), p.691-694
Main Authors: van de Bildt, M. W. G., Martina, B. E. E., Vedder, E. J., Androukaki, E., Kotomatas, S., Komnenou, A., Sidi, B. A., Jiddou, A. B., Barham, M. E. O., Niesters, H. G. M., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Antibodies, Viral - immunology
Base Sequence
Brain - virology
Cadaver
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cetacea - virology
Cross Reactions
DNA Primers
DNA, Viral - chemistry
Ferrets
Fluorescent Antibody Technique - veterinary
Greece
Lung - virology
Mauritania
Molecular Sequence Data
Morbillivirus - classification
Morbillivirus - genetics
Morbillivirus - immunology
Morbillivirus - isolation & purification
Morbillivirus Infections - diagnosis
Morbillivirus Infections - transmission
Morbillivirus Infections - veterinary
Neutralization Tests - veterinary
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
Seals, Earless
Sequence Alignment - veterinary
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity
Vero Cells
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Summary:Two morbilliviruses were isolated from carcases of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) which had died in coastal areas of Greece and Mauritania. They were characterised as being closely related to the previously identified dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses on the basis of their serological cross-reactivities in immunofluorescence assays, and sequence homologies in their N and P genes. The results suggest that morbilliviruses of aquatic mammals may cross barriers between species of different orders.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.146.24.691