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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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102(4): 531-534, June 2007. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-454809
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 por cento were detected, and in ORF2 96-99 por cento. Considering the sequence variation (7 por cento) observed in ORF2 region, it was suggested that HAstV-8 strains could be divided in three different lineages.