identification and characterization of bocaviruses in cats and dogs reveals a novel feline bocavirus and a novel genetic group of canine bocavirus. | we report the identification and genome characterization of a novel bocavirus, feline bocavirus (fbov), and novel bocaviruses closely related to canine bocavirus (cbov) strain con-161 in stray cats and dogs in hong kong, respectively. fbov was detected by pcr in 7.2, 0.3, 1.6, 2.0 and 0.8% of faecal, nasal, urine, kidney and blood samples, respectively, from 364 cats, while cbov was detected in 4.6, 5.1, 6.3 and 0.3% of faecal, nasal, urine and blood samples, respectively, from 351 dogs. three f ... | 2012 | 22495233 |