Calicivirus Pathogenic for Swine: a New Serotype Isolated from Opaleye <i>Girella nigricans</i> , an Ocean Fish

Abstract

A new calicivirus, designated San Miguel sea lion virus type 7 (SMSV-7), was isolated from fish and produced a disease condition identical to vesicular exanthema in experimentally infected swine. Serotype SMSV-7 was also isolated from four elephant seals and one sea lion trematode, whereas a second calicivirus serotype isolated from fish proved to be SMSV-6.