Analisis filogenético de un nuevo morbillivirus cetaceo procedente de un Calderón tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) varado en las Islas Canarias
1 de abril de 2011
Investigación publicada en Research in Veterinary Science
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. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Belliere EN., Esperon F., Fernandez A., Arbelo M., Muñoz MJ. y Sanchez-Vizcaino JM..
