Complete Genome Sequence of Phocine Distemper Virus Isolated from a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) during the 1988 North Sea Epidemic

Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was identified as the cause of a large morbillivirus outbreak among harbor seals in the North Sea in 1988. PDV is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus. Until now, no full-genome sequence of PDV has been available.

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Published in:Genome announcements (Washington, DC) DC), 2013-06, Vol.1 (3)
Main Authors: de Vries, Rory D, Verburgh, R Joyce, van de Bildt, Marco W G, Osterhaus, Albert D M E, de Swart, Rik L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
North Sea
nucleotide sequences
Phoca vitulina
Phocine morbillivirus
Viruses
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Summary:Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was identified as the cause of a large morbillivirus outbreak among harbor seals in the North Sea in 1988. PDV is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus. Until now, no full-genome sequence of PDV has been available.
ISSN:2169-8287
2169-8287
DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00291-13