title: New hepatitis E virus genotype in camels, the Middle East.
abstract: In a molecular epidemiology study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in dromedaries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, HEV was detected in fecal samples from 3 camels. Complete genome sequencing of 2 strains showed >20% overall nucleotide difference to known HEVs. Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses revealed a previously unrecognized HEV genotype.
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Jade L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Alan K L
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Emily Y M
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Saritha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wernery
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wernery
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral