Diverse Dengue Type 2 Virus Populations Contain Recombinant and Both Parental Viruses in a Single Mosquito Host
(2003) Diverse Dengue Type 2 Virus Populations Contain Recombinant and Both Parental Viruses in a Single Mosquito Host. Journal of Virology 77(7):pp. 4463-4467.
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Abstract
Envelope (E) protein genes sampled from populations of dengue 2 (DEN-2) virus in individual Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and in serum from dengue patients were copied to cDNA, cloned, and sequenced. The nucleotide sequences of the E genes in more than 70% of the clones differed from the consensus sequence for the corresponding virus population at up to 11 sites, and 24 of the 94 clones contained at least one stop codon. Virus populations recovered up to 2 years apart yielded clones with similar polymorphisms in the E gene. For one mosquito, the clones obtained fell into two genotypes. One group of sequences was closely related to those of viruses recovered from dengue patients in the same locality (Yangon, Myanmar) since 1995 and were classified as Asian 1 genotype. The second group were Cosmopolitan genotype viruses which were also circulating in Yangon in 2000 and which were related to DEN-2 viruses sampled from southern China in 1999. Finally, one clone was identified as a recombinant genome composed of portions of these two "parental" genotypes. This is the first report of recombinant and parental dengue viruses in a single host.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| RM Number: | 2004001048 |
| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | dengue virus, recombination |
| Subjects: | 270000 Biological Sciences > 270300 Microbiology > 270303 Virology |
| ID Code: | 6825 |
| Deposited By: | Aaskov, John. G. |
| Deposited On: | 30 March 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.77.7.4463-4467.2003 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2003 American Society for Microbiology |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the journal’s website (see link) or contact the author. Author contact details: j.aaskov@qut.edu.au |