Genomic characterization of novel human parechovirus type

Using a simple metagenomic approach, we identified a divergent human parechovirus (HPeV) in the stool of a child in Pakistan. Genomic characterization showed this virus was distinct enough from reported HPeV types to qualify as candidate prototype for the seventh HPeV type.

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2009-02, Vol.15 (2), p.288-291
Main Authors: Li, Linlin, Victoria, Joseph, Kapoor, Amit, Naeem, Asif, Shaukat, Shahzad, Sharif, Salmaan, Alam, Muhammad Masroor, Angez, Mehar, Zaidi, Sohail Zahoor, Delwart, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Chemical properties
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Feces - virology
Genome, Viral
genomic
HPeV
human
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Pakistan
Pakistan - epidemiology
parechovirus
Parechovirus - classification
Parechovirus - genetics
Parechovirus - isolation & purification
Phylogeny
Picornaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Picornaviridae Infections - virology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Species Specificity
Viral proteins
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Summary:Using a simple metagenomic approach, we identified a divergent human parechovirus (HPeV) in the stool of a child in Pakistan. Genomic characterization showed this virus was distinct enough from reported HPeV types to qualify as candidate prototype for the seventh HPeV type.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1502.080341