Volume 25, Number 1—January 2019
Research
Multiple Introductions of Domestic Cat Feline Leukemia Virus in Endangered Florida Panthers1
Elliott S. Chiu, Simona Kraberger, Mark Cunningham, Lara Cusack, Melody Roelke, and Sue VandeWoude
Table 1
Characteristics for Florida panthers tested for FeLV and virus genomes sequenced*
| Field sample ID | Laboratory sample ID | Host species | Collection date | State | Full genome | Partial regions (LTR-gag, gag, and env) | GenBank accession nos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP115 | x1755 | Puma concolor coryi | 2002 Nov 26 | FL | No | Yes | MG020270–2 |
| FP122 | x1948 | P. concolor coryi | 2004 Jan 30 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681672 |
| FP132 | x1955 | P. concolor coryi | 2004 Mar 17 | FL | No | Yes (3,688–8,396 nt) | MG020273 |
| UCFP149 | x2004 | P. concolor coryi | 2013 Dec 10 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681665 |
| x2004R1† | Yes | Yes | MF681666 | ||||
| UCFP228 | x2271 | P. concolor coryi | 2014 Dec 28 | FL | No | Yes | MF681676–678 |
| UCFP231 | x2270 | P. concolor coryi | 2015 Jan 20 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681667 |
| UCFP241 | x2272 | P. concolor coryi | 2015 Apr 30 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681668 and MF681671 (FeLV-B) |
| UCFP269 | x2274 | P. concolor coryi | 2016 Feb 18 | FL | No | Yes | MF681679–682, 2 env genotypes from 1 sample |
| UCFP275 | x2273 | P. concolor coryi | 2016 Apr 6 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681669 |
| 517278 | x1608 | Felis catus | 2011 Nov 10 | FL | No | Yes | MF681673–675 |
| 517453 | x1613 | F. catus | 2011 Nov 10 | FL | Yes | Yes | MF681664 |
| BDX387 | x2512 | F. catus | 2015 Jul 3 | MD | Yes | Yes | MF681670 |
| x2653 | F. catus | 2018 Jan 6 | FL | Yes | Yes | MH116004 | |
| x2655 | F. catus | 2018 Jan 31 | FL | Yes | Yes | MH116005 |
*FeLV, feline leukemia virus; FP, Florida panther; ID, identification; UCFP, uncollared FP.
†Recaptured puma.
1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference, June 24–27, 2017, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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