Novel Papillomaviral Sequence Detected within Epidermal Plaques in a Wolf (Canis lupus)

We describe numerous, pale plaques affecting the inguinal skin of a grey wolf (Canis lupus). Histologically, these were consistent with papillomaviral plaques. Immunohistochemistry confirmed papillomavirus antigens and partial sequencing of the L1 gene suggests this is a novel papillomavirus, most c...

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Main Authors: Rothenburger, Jamie L, Myers, Sherry, Lockerbie, Betty, Wobeser, Bruce
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2015
Subjects:
Canis familiaris
wolf
papillomavirus
dermatosis
plaque
skin
wildlife
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/9335
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Summary:We describe numerous, pale plaques affecting the inguinal skin of a grey wolf (Canis lupus). Histologically, these were consistent with papillomaviral plaques. Immunohistochemistry confirmed papillomavirus antigens and partial sequencing of the L1 gene suggests this is a novel papillomavirus, most closely related to Canis familiaris Papillomavirus 5.

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