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A single site for N-linked glycosylation in the envelope glycoprotein of feline immunodeficiency virus modulates the virus-receptor interaction [PDF]

, 2008
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) targets helper T cells by attachment of the envelope glycoprotein (Env) to CD134, a subsequent interaction with CXCR4 then facilitating the process of viral entry.
Margaret J Hosie, Ayman Samman, Willett Brian J, Samman, Ayman, Logan Nicola, Brian J Willett, Samman Ayman, McMonagle, Elizabeth L., Hosie Margaret J, Logan, Nicola, McMonagle Elizabeth L, Nicola Logan, Hosie, Margaret J., Willett, Brian J., Elizabeth L McMonagle   +14 more
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Amino acid changes in the spike protein of feline coronavirus correlate with systemic spread of virus from the intestine and not with feline infectious peritonitis [PDF]

, 2014
Recent evidence suggests that a mutation in the spike protein gene of feline coronavirus (FCoV), which results in an amino acid change from methionine to leucine at position 1058, may be associated with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
Tasker, S, Harley, Ross, Porter, E, Stuart G Siddell, Séverine Tasker, Day, M J, Ross Harley, Porter, Emily, Siddell, S G, Siddell, Stuart G, Emily Porter, Porter, Emily L, Anja Kipar, Christopher R Helps, Helps, C R, Tasker, Séverine, Kipar, A, Day, Michael J, Kipar, Anja, Helps, Christopher R, Michael J Day, Harley, R   +21 more
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Functions, structure, and read-through alternative splicing of feline APOBEC3 genes [PDF]

, 2008
Background Over the past years a variety of host restriction genes have been identified in human and mammals that modulate retrovirus infectivity, replication, assembly, and/or cross-species transmission. Among these host-encoded restriction factors, the
Marion Battenberg, O'Brien, Stephen J., Hotz-Wagenblatt, Agnes, Battenberg, Marion, Thomas Beck, Sarah Chareza, O\u27Brien, Stephen J., Thielebein, Jens, Jörg Zielonka, Münk, Carsten, Cichutek, Klaus, Beck, Thomas W., Zielonka, Jörg, Chareza, Sarah, Bravo, Ignacio G., Beck, Thomas, Jens Thielebein, Klaus Cichutek, Ignacio G Bravo, Löchelt, Martin, Martin Löchelt, Carsten Münk, Agnes Hotz-Wagenblatt, Yuhki, Naoya, Stephen J O'Brien, Naoya Yuhki   +25 more
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Occurrence of Bartonella Henselae, Felv and Fiv Infection in 60 Stray Cats from Serbia/Pojava Bartonella Henselae, Felv I Fiv Infekcije Kod 60 Uličnih Mačaka U Srbiji

Acta Veterinaria, 2014
Cilj ovog istraživanja je da se utvrdi koinfekcija uzročnicima Bartonella henselae, virus imunodefi cijencije mačaka i virus leukemije mačaka, kod uličnih mačaka s područja Novog Sada i Beograda, Srbija.
Aleksandar Potkonjak, Vuk Vračar, Ivan Stančić, Ljubica Spasojević Kosić, Dragan Bacić, Marko Cincović, Bojan Toholj, Ognjen Stevančević, Zoran Ristić   +8 more
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Identification of novel subgroup A variants with enhanced receptor binding and replicative capacity in primary isolates of anaemogenic strains of feline leukaemia virus

Retrovirology, 2012
Background The development of anaemia in feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)-infected cats is associated with the emergence of a novel viral subgroup, FeLV-C.
Stewart Hazel, Adema Karen W, McMonagle Elizabeth L, Hosie Margaret J, Willett Brian J   +4 more
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Prevalence of selected infectious disease agents in stray cats in Catalonia, Spain

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2016
Objectives The objective of the current study was to investigate the prevalence rates of the following infectious agents in 116 stray cats in the Barcelona area of Spain: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella species, Borrelia burgdorferi, Chlamydia ...
Sara Ravicini, Josep Pastor, Jennifer Hawley, Melissa Brewer, Jorge Castro-López, Melissa Beall, Michael R Lappin   +6 more
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Recurrent pyothorax in a cat caused by

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Case summary A 7-month-old Siberian cat was presented for persistent fever and recurrent tachypnoea and dyspnoea. The cat was treated 2 weeks prior by the referring veterinarian for pyothorax.
Julie van Duijl, Chiara Valtolina, Alma Hulsman, Sanne Hugen   +3 more
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N-terminally myristoylated feline foamy virus Gag allows Env-independent budding of sub-viral particles [PDF]

, 2011
Foamy viruses (FVs) are distinct retroviruses classified as Spumaretrovirinae in contrast to the other retroviruses, the Orthoretrovirinae. As a unique feature of FVs, Gag is not sufficient for sub-viral particle (SVP) release. In primate and feline FVs (
Löchelt, Martin, Martin Löchelt, Yong-Boum Kim, Liu, Yang, Yang Liu, Kim, Yong-Boum   +5 more
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Untersuchung des Einflusses von felinem Interferon-ω auf die Überlebenszeit von Katzen mit feliner infektiöser Peritonitis und der Aussagekraft prognostischer Parameter für die Überlebenszeit [PDF]

, 2007
This cumulative doctoral thesis contains 4 publications. Aim of the first study was to evaluate the influence of feline interferon-ω on the survival time and quality of life of cats with feline infectious peritonitis.
Ritz, Susanne
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Successful treatment of feline leishmaniosis using a combination of allopurinol and N-methyl-glucamine antimoniate

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2016
Case summary This work describes the diagnosis and successful treatment of a 2-year-old domestic cat infected with Leishmania species and presenting fever, and ulcerative and nodular skin lesions after being treated for pyodermatitis for 1 year without ...
Maria Alexandra Basso, Cátia Marques, Marcos Santos, Ana Duarte, Hugo Pissarra, L Miguel Carreira, Lídia Gomes, Ana Valério-Bolas, Luís Tavares, Gabriela Santos-Gomes, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca   +10 more
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