Characterization of a Salivirus (Picornaviridae) from a Diarrheal Child in Guatemala.

Ng TF1, Magaña L2, Montmayeur A3, Lopez MR4, Gregoricus N5, Oberste MS5, Vinjé J5, Nix WA5.

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Abstract

The complete genome sequence of a salivirus was identified in a stool sample from a Guatemalan child with acute gastroenteritis during a 2009 norovirus outbreak. This genome (genotype A1 strain GUT/2009/A-1746) shares 82% to 94% genome-wide nucleotide identity with saliviruses from the United States, China, Germany, and Nigeria, representing the first salivirus sequence from Central America.