Detection and Characterization of Enterovirus B73 from a Child in Brazil

Detection and Characterization of Enterovirus B73 from a Child in Brazil

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 chil...

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Main 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
enterovirus B73
virome
picornavirus
pediatric virology
gastroenteritis
phylogenetics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/1/16

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