Computational analysis identifies human adenovirus type 55 as a re-emergent acute respiratory disease pathogen

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar;48(3):991-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01694-09. Epub 2009 Dec 30.

Abstract

Novel human adenoviruses (HAdVs) arise from genome recombination. Analysis of HAdV type 55 from an outbreak in China shows a hexon recombination between HAdV-B11 and HAdV-B14, resulting in a genome that is 97.4% HAdV-B14. Sporadic appearances as a re-emergent pathogen and misidentification as "HAdV-B11a" are due to this partial hexon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / epidemiology*
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / virology
  • Adenoviruses, Human / genetics*
  • Adenoviruses, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • China / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
  • Computational Biology
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Humans
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • DNA, Viral
  • hexon capsid protein, Adenovirus