Full Genome Sequence of a Novel Human Enterovirus C (EV-C118) Isolated from Two Children with Acute Otitis Media and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Israel.

Cristina Daleno Antonio Piralla Alessia Scala Fausto Baldanti David Greenberg Nicola Principi Susanna Esposito

Genome Announc

Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Pediatric Clinic 1, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Published: January 2013

The new enterovirus C strain EV-C118 belongs to the human enterovirus C species of the Picornaviridae family. We report the complete genome sequence of this strain, which was identified in respiratory specimens of two children hospitalized in Israel because of acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia who were enrolled in the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Pediatric Research Initiative (CAP-PRI) study.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569292	PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00121-12	DOI Listing

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