title: Molecular detection of Aichi virus in raw sewage in Italy.
abstract: Aichi virus (AiV) is suspected to play a role in viral gastroenteritis in humans. In this study, we assessed the presence of AiV in untreated influent sewage samples collected at four wastewater treatment plants in central Italy. AiV was detected in 6 (12.5 %) of the 48 specimens and in all plants. All of the Italian strains showed the highest nucleotide and amino acid sequence identity to genotype B AiV detected recently in Asia, especially in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro, 45-64100 Teramo, Italy. bdimartino@unite.it
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Martino
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Profio
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Felice
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marsilio
mesh_terms: D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D052699:Kobuvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012722:Sewage / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D012722:Sewage