Phylogenetic analysis of a new Cetacean morbillivirus from a short-finned pilot whale stranded in the Canary Islands

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is considered the most pathogenic virus in cetaceans. Three strains have been already described the dolphin morbillivirus (DMV), the porpoise morbillivirus (PMV) and the tentatively named pilot whale morbillivirus (PWMV).This study describes the molecular characterization of a strain of CeMV detected in the brain of a short-finned pilot whale that had stranded in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean around the Canary Islands and that showed lesions compatible with morbilliviral disease. Sequences for the nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, fusion protein and haemagglutinin genes were obtained. The phylogenetic study showed high homology (97%) with the PWMV strain previously detected from a long-finned pilot whale stranded in the Western Atlantic Ocean. These results support the existing classification of CeMV into three principal genetic clusters. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bellière, E. N., Esperón Fajardo, Fernando, Fernández, A., Arbelo, M., Muñoz, M. J., Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J. M.
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2011
Subjects:	Cetacean morbillivirus, Pilot whale morbillivirus strain, Short-finned pilot whale, Molecular study, Eastern Atlantic Ocean,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/3219 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/293085
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