Comparison of genetic characteristics of canine papillomaviruses in Turkey

Oguzoglu T. C., TİMURKAN M. Ö., Koc B. T., Alkan F.

INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION, cilt.55, ss.372-376, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.10.010
  • Dergi Adı: INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.372-376
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CPV, Molecular characterization, Turkey, PAPILLOMATOSIS, THERAPY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Papillomavirus (PV) infections often cause benign and malignant skin neoplasia in dogs. To date, twenty types of canine papillomaviruses (CPVs) have been described worldwide. A detailed molecular characterization of CPVs in Turkey is lacking. In the present study, oral and mucosal lesions from 13 dogs with suspected CPV infection from the Mediterranean and central Anatolian regions of Turkey were analyzed. The partial gene sequences of the L1, E6, and E7 regions were compared with those of CPV types in the GenBank database. The results showed that CPV-1 infection was the dominant type of canine papillomatosis in Turkey. In addition, there was no statistically significant association between the frequency of the disease and the age or gender of the dog (p > 0.05). However, all the dogs were pedigree breeds, suggesting that the disease may be more prevalent among pure-bred dogs than mixed breeds.