Summary
Coronavirus-like particles, morphologically indistinguishable from coronavirus-like particles seen in human, canine, and simian feces, were detected by electron microscopy in the feces from both feline infectious peritonitis antibody-positive and antibody-negative cats.
Keywords: Electron Microscopy, Infectious Disease, Peritonitis, Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Footnotes
With 2 Figures
Supported by a grant from the Robert H. Winn Foundation of the Cat Fancier's Association, Inc., a grant from Pitman-Moore, Inc., Washington Crossing, N.J., and private contributions to the Cornell Feline Research Laboratory.
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