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. 2000 Mar 16;46(1):295–305. doi: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00094-Q

Faecal viruses of dogs — an electron microscope study

Deborah S Finlaison 1
PMCID: PMC7117367  PMID: 8545969

Abstract

Faecal samples from 112 dogs both with and without diarrhoea were screened for parvovirus by a haemagglutination titration test and then examined by electron microscopy for the presence of viruses and virus-like particles. On the basis of morphology eight distinct viruses or virus-like particles were identified. Particles identified were coronaviruses, coronavirus-like particles, rotavirus-like particles, papovavirus-like particles, torovirus-like particles, picornavirus-like particles, 27 nm virus-like particles with projections and parvovirus-like particles which did not cause haemagglutination.

Keywords: Faecal viruse, Dogs, Coronavirus

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