Gladys Carrion1, Jose L Huaman2, Maria Silva2, Julia S Ampuero2, Irmia Paz3, Victor R Ocaña4, V Alberto Laguna-Torres5, Robert D Hontz2. 1. US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, 3230 Lima Place, Washington DC 20521, USA. Electronic address: gladys.r.carrion.fn@mail.mil. 2. US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, 3230 Lima Place, Washington DC 20521, USA. 3. Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru. 4. Centro de Salud de Pachitea, Ministerio de Salud, Piura, Peru. 5. Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel Alcides Carrión, UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the molecular epidemiology of seven coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) strains previously reported by this research group. METHODS: Full-length VP1 and VP4 sequences were obtained and phylogenetic analyses were performed. RESULTS: Six strains were classified as genotype C. Moreover, one divergent strain not clustered in any of the three currently reported genotypes was found. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of CVA16 in Peru and provides valuable baseline data about its potential distribution in South America, as well as evidence of a potential divergent genotype that has never before been reported.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the molecular epidemiology of seven coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) strains previously reported by this research group. METHODS: Full-length VP1 and VP4 sequences were obtained and phylogenetic analyses were performed. RESULTS: Six strains were classified as genotype C. Moreover, one divergent strain not clustered in any of the three currently reported genotypes was found. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of CVA16 in Peru and provides valuable baseline data about its potential distribution in South America, as well as evidence of a potential divergent genotype that has never before been reported.
Authors: Andrés Lizasoain; Fernanda M Burlandy; Matías Victoria; Luis F López Tort; Edson E da Silva; Rodney Colina Journal: Food Environ Virol Date: 2018-06-16 Impact factor: 2.778