Genetic Characterization of Canine Adenovirus Type 1 Detected by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in an Oral Sample of an Italian Wolf (Canis Lupus)

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Balboni A., Musto C., Kaehler E., Verin R., Caniglia R., Fabbri E., Carra E., Cotti C., Battilani M., Delogu M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Canine adenovirus 1 dog non human real time polymerase chain reaction Vulpes vulpes wolves; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11585/697629; https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-08-206; https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-wildlife-diseases/volume-55/issue-3/2018-08-206/Genetic-Characterization-of-Canine-Adenovirus-Type-1-Detected-by-Real/10.7589/2018-08-206.full

We report the detection of canine adenovirus type 1 DNA by real-time PCR technique in an oral sample of an Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus). Genetic characterization of the virus revealed a strict relationship with viruses detected in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), wolves, and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), suggesting that transmission between wild animals and dogs had occurred.