Artículo
Genetic diversity of G3 rotavirus strains circulating in Argentina during 1998-2012 assessed by full genome analyses
Registro en:
10.1371/journal.pone.0110341
Autor
Degiuseppe, Juan Ignacio
Parra, Gabriel Ignacio
Stupka, Juan Andrés
Resumen
Fil: Degiuseppe, Juan Ignacio. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Laboratorio de Gastroenteritis Virales; Argentina. Fil: Parra, Gabriel Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Paraguay. Fil: Stupka, Juan Andrés. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Laboratorio de Gastroenteritis Virales; Argentina. Seasonal shifts in the predominant strains and the periodic emergence of new strains are epidemiological features of human rotaviruses. After the sporadic detection in two samples in 1998, G3P[8] strains reemerged as the predominant rotavirus during 2008-2009 in Argentina. Notably, in 2011 6.3% (37/587) of samples presented the G3P[6] genotypes, which coincided with the recent detection of G3P[6] and G2P[6] strains in South America and Europe. Analyses of the 11 gene segments of four G3P[8] and two G3P[6] strains revealed that G3P[8] strains detected a decade apart (1998 and 2009) presented minor differences, while the G3P[6] strains presented a complete different genomic constellation albeit showing a similar VP7 gene. This study provides insights in the dynamics and evolution of one of the genotypes with the wider range of hosts and inter-species transmission potential.