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Genetic variation of coxsackie virus B5 strains associated with aseptic meningitis in Greece.

Papa A, Dumaidi K, Franzidou F, Antoniadis A

A' Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. annap@med.auth.gr

In order to explore the genetic relationships among coxsackie virus B5 strains in Greece, the nucleotide sequences of the partial VP1 gene in strains isolated from aseptic cases of meningitis were determined and compared with those of strains isolated from other countries. Phylogenetic analysis showed a high degree of divergence (25%) among Greek strains isolated in different years, which clustered with high bootstrap values in a different subgroup of viruses, suggesting that enterovirus types vary with time rather than geographical distribution. A non-synonymous mutation present in the strains of this study was not observed in other coxsackie virus B5 strains.

Published 15 June 2006 in Clin Microbiol Infect, 12(7): 688-91.
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