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Detection and Characterization of Enterovirus B73 from a Child in Brazil

Authors :
Geovani de Oliveira Ribeiro
Adriana Luchs
Flávio Augusto de Pádua Milagres
Shirley Vasconcelos Komninakis
Danielle Elise Gill
Márcia Cristina Alves Brito Sayão Lobato
Rafael Brustulin
Rogério Togisaki das Chagas
Maria de Fátima Neves dos Santos Abrão
Cassia Vitória de Deus Alves Soares
Steven S. Witkin
Fabiola Villanova
Xutao Deng
Ester Cerdeira Sabino
Eric Delwart
Antonio Charlys da Costa
Élcio Leal
Source :
Viruses, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 16 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2018.

Abstract

Enterovirus B73 is a new member of the Enterovirus B species. First detected in the USA, it has been subsequently identified in China, India, Oman, and the Netherlands. In this study, we characterize the first B73 strain (named TO-127) to be detected in South America. TO-127 was obtained from a child with acute gastroenteritis living in a rural area in Northern Brazil. The subject was not infected with any known enteric pathogens such as norovirus, rotavirus, helminths, or enteric bacteria. Analysis of the nearly full-length TO-127 genome (6993 nt) indicated a 74–75% nucleotide similarity with EV-B73 strains from other countries. Evolutionary analysis suggests that B73 is endemic and widespread.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19994915
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Viruses
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0a6b54687b9d4718848146152de6d820
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/v11010016