Identification and complete genome characterization of human enterovirus 117 from a child with pneumonia in China

Juan Du; Teng Zhu; Lu Zhuang; Pan-He Zhang; Xiao-Ai Zhang; Qing-Bin Lu; Wei Liu

doi:10.1007/s00705-019-04196-y

Identification and complete genome characterization of human enterovirus 117 from a child with pneumonia in China

Arch Virol. 2019 May;164(5):1489-1492. doi: 10.1007/s00705-019-04196-y. Epub 2019 Mar 16.

Authors

Juan Du^{1

2}, Teng Zhu³, Lu Zhuang⁴, Pan-He Zhang⁵, Xiao-Ai Zhang⁵, Qing-Bin Lu^{6

7

8}, Wei Liu⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, 38 Xue-Yuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
² Vaccine Research Center, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
³ The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
⁴ The 7th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100700, People's Republic of China.
⁵ State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China.
⁶ Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, 38 Xue-Yuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China. qingbinlu@bjmu.edu.cn.
⁷ Vaccine Research Center, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China. qingbinlu@bjmu.edu.cn.
⁸ Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China. qingbinlu@bjmu.edu.cn.
⁹ State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China. liuwei@bmi.ac.cn.

Abstract

In this study, human enterovirus C117 (EV-C117) was detected in a 3-month-old boy diagnosed with pneumonia in China. A phylogenetic analysis showed that this strain was genetically closer to the Lithuanian strain than to the USA strain.

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
China
Enterovirus C, Human / classification
Enterovirus C, Human / genetics*
Enterovirus C, Human / isolation & purification
Enterovirus Infections / diagnosis*
Enterovirus Infections / virology
Genome, Viral / genetics*
Humans
Infant
Male
Phylogeny
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / virology*
RNA, Viral / genetics
Sequence Analysis, RNA

Substances

RNA, Viral

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

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