Mediterranean Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Threatened by Dolphin MorbilliVirus.

ABSTRACT: During 2011-2013, dolphin morbillivirus was molecularly identified in 4 stranded fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea. Nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and hemagglutinin gene sequences of the identified strain were highly homologous with those of a morbillivirus that caused a 2006-2007 epidemic in the Mediterranean. Dolphin morbillivirus represents a serious threat for fin whales.

SUBMITTER: Mazzariol S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4734534 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature