Characterization of a Salivirus (Picornaviridae) from a Diarrheal Child in Guatemala

Terry Fei Fan Ng; Laura Magaña; Anna Montmayeur; Maria Renee Lopez; Nicole Gregoricus; M Steven Oberste; Jan Vinjé; W Allan Nix

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01751-15

Characterization of a Salivirus (Picornaviridae) from a Diarrheal Child in Guatemala

Genome Announc. 2016 Feb 18;4(1):e01751-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01751-15.

Authors

Terry Fei Fan Ng¹, Laura Magaña², Anna Montmayeur³, Maria Renee Lopez⁴, Nicole Gregoricus⁵, M Steven Oberste⁵, Jan Vinjé⁵, W Allan Nix⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA [email protected].
² Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
³ Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA CSRA Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
⁴ Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
⁵ Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of a salivirus was identified in a stool sample from a Guatemalan child with acute gastroenteritis during a 2009 norovirus outbreak. This genome (genotype A1 strain GUT/2009/A-1746) shares 82% to 94% genome-wide nucleotide identity with saliviruses from the United States, China, Germany, and Nigeria, representing the first salivirus sequence from Central America.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by federal appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the Advanced Molecular Detection Initiative line item.