Calicivirus Pathogenic for Swine: a New Serotype Isolated from Opaleye Girella nigricans , an Ocean Fish

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Smith, Alvin W., Skilling, Douglas E., Dardiri, Amid H., Latham, Arthur B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1980
• Subjects: San Miguel; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7403862; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.7403862

A new calicivirus, designated San Miguel sea lion virus type 7 (SMSV-7), was isolated from fish and produced a disease condition identical to vesicular exanthema in experimentally infected swine. Serotype SMSV-7 was also isolated from four elephant seals and one sea lion trematode, whereas a second calicivirus serotype isolated from fish proved to be SMSV-6.