Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of Human Cosavirus in Sewage in Italy

G Bonanno Ferraro; P Mancini; M Divizia; E Suffredini; S Della Libera; M Iaconelli; G La Rosa

doi:10.1007/s12560-018-9356-2

Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of Human Cosavirus in Sewage in Italy

Food Environ Virol. 2018 Dec;10(4):386-390. doi: 10.1007/s12560-018-9356-2. Epub 2018 Aug 30.

Authors

G Bonanno Ferraro¹, P Mancini¹, M Divizia², E Suffredini³, S Della Libera¹, M Iaconelli¹, G La Rosa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
² Department Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 30167976
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-018-9356-2

Abstract

Human Cosavirus (HCoSV) is a newly discovered virus whose role in human enteric diseases is still unknown. In Italy, the prevalence and genetic diversity of HCoSV are unexplored. One hundred forty-one raw sewage samples collected throughout Italy were screened for HCoSV by RT-nested PCR. HCoSV was detected in 25.5% of samples. Species A, C, and D, and a potentially new species were detected. Our results show a significant circulation and heterogeneity of HCoSV in Italy.

Keywords: Human Cosavirus; PCR; Sequencing; Sewage.

MeSH terms

Genetic Variation*
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Picornaviridae / genetics*
Picornaviridae / isolation & purification
Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology
Picornaviridae Infections / virology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sewage / virology*

Substances

Sewage