Abstract
A divergent parvovirus genome was the only eukaryotic viral sequence detected in feces of a Tunisian child with unexplained diarrhea. Tusavirus 1 shared 44% and 39% identity with the nonstructural protein 1 and viral protein 1, respectively, of the closest genome, Kilham rat parvovirus, indicating presence of a new human viral species in the Protoparvovirus genus.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Child, Preschool
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Diarrhea / epidemiology*
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Diarrhea / virology*
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Genes, Viral
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Parvoviridae Infections / virology*
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Parvovirus / classification*
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Parvovirus / genetics*
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Alignment
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Tunisia / epidemiology