Volume 16, Number 1—January 2010
Research
Recombinant Canine Coronaviruses in Dogs, Europe
Nicola Decaro
, Viviana Mari, Gabriella Elia, Diane D. Addie, Michele Camero, Maria Stella Lucente, Vito Martella, and Canio Buonavoglia
, Viviana Mari, Gabriella Elia, Diane D. Addie, Michele Camero, Maria Stella Lucente, Vito Martella, and Canio Buonavoglia
Table 2
Percent nucleotide identities in the 5′ (top right) and 3′ (bottom left) ends of the spike gene of CCoV-IIb (TGEV-like) strains from dogs in Europe, 2001–2008*
| Country | Italy | United Kingdom | Hungary | Romania | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 86.8–99.3 94.5–99.8 | 83.6–92.7 | 86.5–99.0 | 89.1–99.3 | 83.6–99.3 |
| United Kingdom | 92.7–97.0 | 88.5–99.6 97.6–99.8 | 87.8–97.0 | 87.8–93.1 | 83.6–99.6 |
| Hungary | 94.7–100 | 92.9–94.9 | 92.7–99.3 98.4–99.6 | 94.7–99.3 | 86.5–99.3 |
| Romania | 95.3–99.6 | 93.5–94.5 | 98.6–99.6 | ND | 87.8–99.3 |
| Overall | 92.7–100 | 92.7–99.8 | 92.9–100 | 93.5–99.6 | 83.6–99.6 92.7–100 |
*CCoV, canine coronavirus; TGEV, porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus; ND, not done because only a single strain from Romania was analyzed.
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