First Full Genome Sequence of a Human Enterovirus A120, Isolated in Madagascar

Richter Razafindratsimandresy (1) , Marie-Line Joffret (2) , Francis Delpeyroux (2) , Jean-Michel Heraud (1)

1 IPM - Unité de Virologie [Antananarivo, Madagascar]
2 BVE - Biologie des virus entériques

We report the first complete genome sequence of an enterovirus isolate belonging to the human enterovirus A species of the Pi-cornaviridae family and to type A120 (EV-A120). The EV-A120 isolate MAD-2741-11 was obtained from the stool of a healthy child living on Madagascar Island. The isolate genome was amplified by a reverse transcription-PCR method, and the consensus sequence was determined.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Molecular biology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Emerging diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Marie-Line Joffret, Francis Delpeyroux, Jean-Michel Heraud. First Full Genome Sequence of a Human Enterovirus A120, Isolated in Madagascar. Genome Announcements, 2014, 2, pp.568 - 582. ⟨10.1128/genomeA.00568-14⟩. ⟨pasteur-01675455⟩