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SUBMITTER: Li L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2772710 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20090916 22
A novel picornavirus genome was sequenced, showing 42.6%, 35.2%, and 44.6% of deduced amino acid identities corresponding to the P1, P2, and P3 regions, respectively, of the Aichi virus. Divergent strains of this new virus, which we named salivirus, were detected in 18 stool samples from Nigeria, Tunisia, Nepal, and the United States. A statistical association was seen between virus shedding and unexplained cases of gastroenteritis in Nepal (P = 0.0056). Viruses with approximately 90% nucleotide ...[more]