Feline calicivirus isolated from cat urine and vaccines thereof

A vaccine for immunizing cats against feline calicivirus comprising:

• FCV-U2 or mutant thereof, in an effective amount to produce an immune response, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A method for immunizing a cat against feline calicivirus comprising:

• administering to the cat an effective dose of a vaccine selected from the group consisting of a live FCV-U1 or mutant thereof and a killed FCV-U1 or mutant thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A method for immunizing a cat against feline calicivirus comprising:

• administering to the cat an effective dose of a vaccine selected from the group consisting of a live FCV-U2 or mutant thereof and a killed FCV-U2 or mutant thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

An isolated and purified culture of feline calicivirus FCV-UV1 or mutant thereof deposited as ATCC PTA-3444.

An isolated and purified culture of feline calicivirus FCV-UV2 or mutant thereof deposited as ATCC PTA-3445.