High similarity of novel orthoreovirus detected in a child hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis to mammalian orthoreoviruses found in bats in Europe.

ABSTRACT: Mammalian orthoreoviruses (MRVs) are known to cause mild enteric and respiratory infections in humans. They are widespread and infect a broad spectrum of mammals. We report here the first case of an MRV detected in a child with acute gastroenteritis, which showed the highest similarity to an MRV reported recently in European bats. An examination of a stool sample from the child was negative for most common viral and bacterial pathogens. Reovirus particles were identified by electron microscopic examination of both the stool suspension and cell culture supernatant. The whole-genome sequence was obtained with the Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing platform. Prior to sequencing, the stool sample suspension and cell culture supernatant were pretreated with nucleases and/or the convective i

SUBMITTER: Steyer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3889772 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature