FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS
Virus Classification:
Order: Mononegavirales
Family: Parvoviridae
Subfamily: Parvovirinae
Genus: Parvovirus
Species: Feline panleukopenia virus
Also called feline infectious eneritis, feline "distemper", and feline ataxia or incoordination. Examples of other viruses belonging to the same genus as Feline panleukopenia virus include Canine parvovirus type 2, Porcine parvovirus, Mink enteritis virus, and Raccoon enteritis virus.
Virus Structure:
Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) is a small (20 nm) autonomous , non –enveloped, icosahedral, single-stranded DNA virus that is approximately 5,120 nucleotides in legnth. The genome encodes for two genes which each form two proteins by alternative mRNA splicing. The non-enveloped capsid is assembled from 60 copies of a combination of the overlapping capsid proteins VP1 and VP2. The virus contains three capsid proteins. The capsids normally enter cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis.......
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