First isolation of a new type of human adenovirus (genotype 79), species Human mastadenovirus B (B2) from sewage water in Japan

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 89; no. 7; pp. 1192 - 1200
• Main Authors: Yoshitomi, Hideaki, Sera, Nobuyuki, Gonzalez, Gabriel, Hanaoka, Nozomu, Fujimoto, Tsuguto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: adenovirus; Adenovirus Infections, Human - epidemiology; Adenovirus Infections, Human - virology; DNA, Viral - genetics; Environmental health; Environmental monitoring; Epidemiology; Gene sequencing; Genome, Viral; Genomes; Genotype; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Mastadenovirus - classification; Mastadenovirus - genetics; Mastadenovirus - isolation & purification; Mastadenovirus - pathogenicity; Nucleotide sequence; Pathogens; Phylogeny; Proteins; Recombination; Recombination, Genetic; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sewage; Sewage - virology; Similarity; Strains (organisms); taxonomy; Virology; Wastewater; Japan; recombination; adenovirus; taxonomy

Human mastadenoviruses (HAdVs) are highly infectious viral pathogens that survive for prolonged periods in environmental waters. We monitored the presence of HAdVs in sewage waters between April 2014 and March 2015. A total of 27 adenoviral strains were detected in 75% (18/24 in occasion‐base) of 24...