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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 102, No. 4, 2007, pp. 531-534
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Bioline Code: oc07083
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 102, No. 4, 2007, pp. 531-534
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First detection of a human astrovirus type 8 in a child with diarrhea in Belém, Brazil: comparison with other strains worldwide and identification of possible three lineages
Gabbay, Yvone B; Linhares, Alexandre C; Oliveira, Darleise S; Nakamura, Lilian S; Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc P; Gusmão, Rosa Helena P; Heinemann, Marcos B; Macêdo, Olinda & Leite, José Paulo G
Abstract
This study describes the genetic relationships of the first human astrovirus type-8 (HAstV-8) detected in
Belém-Brazil, during a public hospital-based study. This strain was compared with other HAstV-8 strains identified
elsewhere which have sequences available at GeneBank. The regions ORF1a (primers Mon348/Mon340)
and ORF2 (primers Mon269/Mon270) were analyzed by nucleotide sequencing and a high similarity rate was
observed among the Belém strain and other HAstV-8 strains. In ORF1a, homology values of 93-100% were
detected, and in ORF2 96-99%. Considering the sequence variation (7%) observed in ORF2 region, it was
suggested that HAstV-8 strains could be divided in three different lineages.
Keywords
astrovirus type 8 - molecular characterization - Belém - Brazil
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