Genomic Characterization of Novel Human Parechovirus Type

Li, Linlin; Victoria, Joseph; Kapoor, Amit; Naeem, Asif; Shaukat, Shahzad; Sharif, Salmaan; Alam, Muhammad Masroor; Angez, Mehar; Zaidi, Sohail Zahoor; Delwart, Eric

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Genomic Characterization of Novel Human Parechovirus Type

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Feb 2009
By Li, Linlin ; Victoria, Joseph ; Kapoor, Amit ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Li, Linlin ; Victoria, Joseph ; Kapoor, Amit ; Naeem, Asif ; Shaukat, Shahzad ; Sharif, Salmaan ; Alam, Muhammad Masroor ; Angez, Mehar ; Zaidi, Sohail Zahoor ; Delwart, Eric
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Using a simple metagenomic approach, we identified a divergent human parechovirus (HPeV) in the stool of a child in Pakistan. Genomic characterization showed this virus was distinct enough from reported HPeV types to qualify as candidate prototype for the seventh HPeV type.
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Child, Preschool Dispatch Feces Genome, Viral Genomic HPeV Human Humans Male Molecular Sequence Data Pakistan Parechovirus Phylogeny Picornaviridae Infections Sequence Analysis, DNA Species Specificity
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(2):288-291.
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Journal Article
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15
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2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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