Molecular characterization of a human group C rotavirus detected first in Turkey

Virus Genes. 2009 Oct;39(2):157. doi: 10.1007/s11262-009-0420-8. Epub 2009 Nov 15.

Abstract

The present study was done to find out the prevalence of group B and C rotavirus infections in children with diarrhea presented at two major hospitals in Ankara, Turkey. Group B rotavirus was not found in any samples. One of 122 samples was positive for group C rotavirus. Phylogenetic analysis of genes for nonstructural protein NSP4, and structural proteins VP4, VP6, and VP7 confirmed the human origin of this strain. Similar to other human group C rotaviruses, one N-glycosylation site was predicted at amino acid residue 67 on the VP7 of strain GUP188. The genes of strain GUP188 were closely related to those of human group C rotavirus strain from the UK (Bristol) for NSP4, China (208 and Wu82) for VP4 and VP6, and from Colombia (Javeriana) for VP7, indicating that the Turkish group C rotavirus was unique and can serve as an additional reference strain for the molecular epidemiology of group C rotaviruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / virology*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Rotavirus / classification*
  • Rotavirus / genetics*
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Turkey / epidemiology
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB499612
  • GENBANK/AB499613
  • GENBANK/AB499614
  • GENBANK/AB499615