Molecular Detection and Characterization of Aichi Viruses in Sewage-Polluted Waters of Venezuela

The circulation of Aichi virus in a major urban area was demonstrated using molecular detection with samples recovered from a major river polluted with sewage discharges in Caracas, Venezuela. Five out of 11 water samples studied were positive, being classified by phylogenetic analysis as genotype B...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2010-06, Vol.76 (12), p.4113-4115
Hauptverfasser:	Alcalá, Ana, Vizzi, Esmeralda, Rodríguez-Díaz, Jesús, Zambrano, José L, Betancourt, Walter, Liprandi, Ferdinando
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aichi virus Biological and medical sciences Cluster Analysis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genotype Genotypes Kobuvirus - classification Kobuvirus - isolation & purification Microbiology Molecular Sequence Data Pathogens Phylogenetics Public Health Microbiology Rivers RNA, Viral - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Sequence Homology Sewage - virology Urban Population Venezuela Viruses Water Microbiology Water pollution
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Zusammenfassung:	The circulation of Aichi virus in a major urban area was demonstrated using molecular detection with samples recovered from a major river polluted with sewage discharges in Caracas, Venezuela. Five out of 11 water samples studied were positive, being classified by phylogenetic analysis as genotype B. Analysis of sewage waters appears to be a useful methodology to uncover the presence of a hitherto undetected fecal pathogen in a given geographical area.
ISSN:	0099-2240 1098-5336 1098-6596
DOI:	10.1128/aem.00501-10