Genetic diversity and molecular characterization of enteroviruses from sewage-polluted urban and rural rivers in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: Despite the vast distribution and expansive diversity of enteroviruses reported globally, indicators defining a complete view of the epidemiology of enteroviruses in tropical countries such as the Philippines are yet to be established. Detection of enteroviruses in the environment has been one of the markers of circulating viruses in a community. This study aimed to bridge the gap in the epidemiology of enteroviruses in the Philippines by providing an overview of the occurrence of enteroviruses in both urban and rural rivers. Molecular detection directed at the VP1 region of the enterovirus genome was performed on 44 grab river water samples collected from April to December 2009. The majority of the enterovirus serotypes detected were clustered with human enterovirus C species (HEV-C; 21/4

SUBMITTER: Apostol LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3448906 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature