Molecular characterization of the first Aichi viruses isolated in Europe and in South America
| Autor: | Eckart Schreier, B. Hauroeder, Sabine Diedrich, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso, D.-Y. Oh, Paula Andreia Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Picornavirus
Genotype viruses Molecular Sequence Data Genome Viral Picornaviridae Biology Antibodies Viral Seroepidemiologic Studies Virology Germany Asian country Seroprevalence Humans Phylogeny Picornaviridae Infections Base Sequence virus diseases General Medicine Sequence Analysis DNA Acute gastroenteritis biology.organism_classification Serum samples Gastroenteritis Kobuvirus RNA Viral Aichi virus Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Archives of virology. 151(6) |
| ISSN: | 0304-8608 |
| Popis: | The occurrence of Aichi virus, a picornavirus associated with acute gastroenteritis, has so far only been described in Asian countries. This study reports the first finding of Aichi virus in clinical specimens from Germany and Brazil. The nucleotide sequences of both a German and a Brazilian isolate were determined, analyzed, and compared to known Aichi sequences. The German strain turned out to be a member of genogroup A, while the Brazilian belonged to genogroup B. For a primary assessment of the epidemiological importance of Aichi virus in Germany, a panel of 485 German serum samples was screened for antibody to Aichi virus, and a seroprevalence of 76% was found. |
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