A calicivirus was isolated from the rectum of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pup on Rogue Reef, off the southern Oregon coast. Based on the results of neutralization tests I with specific typing antisera, the isolate was identified as San Miguel sea lion virus serotype 6 (SMSV-6). Blood obtained from nine of 37 pups (24%) during virus sample collection procedures had specific neutralizing antibodies to SMSV-6. The isolation of SMSV-6 from a Steller sea lion represents, to our knowledge, the first isolation of any virus from this widely distributed marine mammal species, and serves to reconfirm the host-nonspecificity of yet another calicivirus of marine origin.
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1 October 1987
FIRST ISOLATION OF A CALICIVIRUS FROM THE STELLER SEA LION (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS)
Douglas E. Skilling,
Jeffrey E. Barlough,
Eugene S. Berry,
Robin F. Brown,
Alvin W. Smith
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 1987
Calicivirus
Eumetopias jubatus
neutralizing antibodies
San Miguel sea lion virus
Steller sea lion
virus isolation