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A novel hepatitis B virus recombinant genotype D4/E identified in a South African population.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Genetic diversity is a characteristic trait of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and has been associated with different clinical outcomes. In South Africa, HBV infection is a major public health concern. Most HBV infections are caused by genotype A strains. However rare cases of infection with HBV genotype D have been reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of a rare HBV subgenotype D4 isolate.

Methods

The full-length genome of isolate ZADGM6964 was amplified in a one-step polymerase chain reaction. The amplified product was purified and cloned into a pGEM®-T Easy Vector System to investigate the genetic diversity of the viral quasi-populations. The primary isolate and clones were then directly sequenced and analysed using an array of bioinformatics software.

Results

Phylogenetic analysis showed that the primary isolate and cloned sequences formed a monophyletic cluster away from subgenotype D4 reference strains. Further recombination analysis revealed that isolate ZADGM6964 was in fact a D4/E recombinant strain with breakpoints identified within the X and overlapping pre-Core/Core open reading frames with a >70% bootstrap confidence level. The recombinant genotype D4/E was found to be unique from other D/E strains archived in the genetic database, GenBank.

Conclusion

This study represents the first ever report on the isolation and molecular characterization of an HBV D4/E recombinant strain in South Africa. The findings provide evidence of further HBV genetic diversity in South Africa than has been previously reported.

SUBMITTER: Matlou MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453802 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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