Near-complete genome sequences of eight human astroviruses recovered from diarrheal stool samples of hospitalized children in coastal Kenya in 2019

Lambisia, A. W., Phan, M. V. T., de Laurent, Z. R., Cotten, M. , Nokes, D. J., Agoti, C. N. and Matthijnssens, J. (2021) Near-complete genome sequences of eight human astroviruses recovered from diarrheal stool samples of hospitalized children in coastal Kenya in 2019. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(15), e00162-21. (doi: 10.1128/MRA.00162-21) (PMID:33858926) (PMCID:PMC8050968)

Abstract

Here, using a sequence-independent sequencing approach (M. V. Phan, P. Hong Anh, N. Van Cuong, B. Oude Munnink, et al., Virus Evol 2:vew027, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/vew027), we determined human astrovirus (HAstV) genome sequences from eight diarrheal stool samples collected in coastal Kenya in 2019. Phylogenetic analysis identified the following 4 genotypes: HAstV-1 (n = 4), HAstV-2 (n = 1), HAstV-3 (n = 1), and HAstV-5 (n = 2).

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This study was funded by The Wellcome Trust (102975 and 203077) and the Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL) through the DELTAS Africa Initiative (DEL-15-003). The DELTAS Africa Initiative is an independent funding scheme of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) and supported by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) with funding from The Wellcome Trust (107769/Z/10/Z) and the UK government.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cotten, Professor Matthew
• Authors: Lambisia, A. W., Phan, M. V. T., de Laurent, Z. R., Cotten, M., Nokes, D. J., Agoti, C. N., and Matthijnssens, J.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Virus Research
• Journal Name: Microbiology Resource Announcements
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• ISSN: 2576-098X
• ISSN (Online): 2576-098X
• Published Online: 15 April 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Lambisia et al.
• First Published: First published in Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(15): e00162-21
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License