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. 2020 Dec;92(12):3179-3186.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25625. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

Phylogenetic analysis of open reading frame of 11 gene segments of novel human-bovine reassortant RVA G6P[1] strain in Pakistan

Sana Tamim  1 , Elisabeth Heylen  2 , Mark Zeller  3 , Marc Van Ranst  4 , Jelle Matthijnssens  5 , Muhammad Salman  1 , Uzma Bashir Aamir  6 , Salman Sharif  1 , Aamer Ikram  1 , Fariha Hasan  7
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Phylogenetic analysis of open reading frame of 11 gene segments of novel human-bovine reassortant RVA G6P[1] strain in Pakistan

Sana Tamim et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Multiple Rotavirus A (RVA) strains are linked with gastrointestinal infections in children that fall in age bracket of 0 to 60 months. However, the problem is augmented with emergence of unique strains that reassort with RVA strains of animal origin. The study describes the sequence analysis of a rare G6P[1] rotavirus strain isolated from a less than 1 year old child, during rotavirus surveillance in Rawalpindi district, Pakistan in 2010. Extracted RNA from fecal specimen was subjected to high throughput RT-PCR for structural and nonstructural gene segments. The complete rotavirus genome of one isolate RVA/Human-wt/PAK/PAK99/2010/G6P[1] was sequenced for phylogenetic analysis to elucidate the evolutionary linkages and origin. Full genome examination of novel strain RVA/Human-wt/PAK/PAK99/2010/G6P[1] revealed the unique genotype assemblage: G6-P[1]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H1. The evolutionary analyses of VP7, VP4, NSP1 and NSP3 gene segments revealed that PAK99 clustered with bovine, or cattle-like rotavirus strains from other closely related species, in the genotypes G6, P[1], A3 and T6 respectively. Gene segments VP6, VP1, VP2, VP3, NSP2 and NSP4 all possessed the DS-1-like bovine genotype 2 and bovine (-like) RVA strains instead of RVA strains having human origin. However, the NSP5 gene was found to cluster closely with contemporary human Wa-like rotavirus strains of H1 genotype. This is the first report on bovine-human (Wa-like reassortant) genotype constellation of G6P[1] strain from a human case in Pakistan (and the second description worldwide). Our results emphasize the significance of incessant monitoring of circulating RVA strains in humans and animals for better understanding of RV evolution.

Keywords: Pakistan; bovine strain; genotype G6P[1]; phylogenetic analysis; rotavirus group A; sequencing.

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