Genetic characterization and molecular epidemiological analysis of novel enterovirus EV-B80 in China

Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Nov 28;7(1):193. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0196-9.

Abstract

Enterovirus B80 (EV-B80) is a newly identified serotype belonging to the enterovirus B species. To date, only two full-length genomic sequences of EV-B80 are available in GenBank, and few studies on EV-B80 have been conducted in China or worldwide. More information and research on EV-B80 is needed to assess its genetic characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, and association with enteroviral diseases. In this study, we report the phylogenetic characteristics of three Xinjiang EV-B80 strains and one Tibet EV-B80 strain in China. The full-length genomic sequences of four strains show 78.8-79% nucleotide identity and 94-94.2% amino acid identity with the prototype of EV-B80, indicating a tendency for evolution. Based on a maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the entire VP1 region, three genotypes (A-C) were defined, revealing the possible origin of EV-B80 strains in the mainland of China. Recombination analysis revealed intraspecies recombinations in all four EV-B80 strains in nonstructural regions along with two recombination patterns. Due to the geographic factor, the coevolution of EV-B strains formed two different patterns of circulation. An antibody seroprevalence study against EV-B80 in two Xinjiang prefectures also showed that EV-B80 strains were widely prevalent in Xinjiang, China, compared to other studies on EV-B106 and EV-B89. All four EV-B80 strains are not temperature sensitive, showing a higher transmissibility in the population. In summary, this study reports the full-length genomic sequences of EV-B80 and provides valuable information on global EV-B80 molecular epidemiology.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Enterovirus / genetics*
  • Enterovirus / isolation & purification
  • Enterovirus Infections / blood
  • Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Evolution, Molecular*
  • Feces / virology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Geography
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Serogroup

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • RNA, Viral