Identification of Recombinant Human Rhinovirus A and C in Circulating Strains from Upper and Lower Respiratory Infections

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e68081
• Main Authors: Kim, Hak, Kim, Kisoon, Kim, Dae-Won, Jung, Hee-Dong, Min Cheong, Hyang, Kim, Ki Hwan, Soo Kim, Dong, Kim, You-Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.06.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Asthma; Bioinformatics; Breakpoints; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease control; Disease prevention; Enterovirus; Families & family life; Fitness; Genetic recombination; Genomes; Humans; Infant; Infections; Infectious diseases; Middle Aged; Nucleotides; Pediatrics; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Picornaviridae; Picornaviridae Infections - metabolism; Picornaviridae Infections - virology; Recombinants; Recombination; Recombination, Genetic; Reproductive fitness; Respiratory tract infection; Respiratory Tract Infections - metabolism; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Review boards; Rhinovirus; Rhinovirus - genetics; Rhinovirus - metabolism; Serotypes; Surveillance; Viral Proteins - genetics; Viral Proteins - metabolism; Viruses; Young Adult

Human rhinoviruses (HRVs), in the Enterovirus genus within the family Picornaviridae, are a highly prevalent cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI). Enteroviruses are genetically highly variable, and recombination between serotypes is known to be a major contribution to their diversity. Recently...