Molecular identification of an enterovirus 99 strain in Spain

Arch Virol. 2012 Mar;157(3):551-4. doi: 10.1007/s00705-011-1207-5. Epub 2011 Dec 23.

Abstract

Enterovirus 99 is a recently described genotype of virus belonging to the species Human enterovirus C. So far, only a few sequences of this enterovirus type have been available. In 2010, during Spanish enterovirus surveillance, an enterovirus 99 strain was found in an acute flaccid paralysis patient. The virus was detected and typed in the clinical samples using molecular methods. Phylogenetic analysis in the 3Dpol region revealed recombination events with other species-C enteroviruses. This is the first finding of this unusual type in Spain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Enterovirus C, Human / classification*
  • Enterovirus C, Human / genetics
  • Enterovirus C, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Enterovirus Infections / complications
  • Enterovirus Infections / virology*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Paralysis / virology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spain
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JN408584
  • GENBANK/JN408585
  • GENBANK/JQ040525