Isolation and identification of five new serotypes of calicivirus from marine mammals.

Abstract

Five new serotypes of calicivirus have been isolated from marine mammals. San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV)-8 and SMSV-10 were recovered from vesicular lesions on the flippers of northern fur seals in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska. Serotype SMSV-9 was isolated from a sea lion in southern California, and SMSV-11 was isolated from 2 northern fur seal pups in southern California. Serotype SMSV-12 was also isolated in southern California from sea lion and fur seal pups.