title: First genome characterization of a novel hepatitis C virus genotype 5 variant.
abstract: We report a new hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 5 variant from a woman living in Burkina Faso. Phylogenetic analysis of the near full-length genome sequence suggests that this isolate HCV5_BF16 could be the first reported strain belonging to a new HCV 5 subtype, distinct from the 5a subtype.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre National de Référence des Entérovirus et Parechovirus - Laboratoire Associé, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Université d'Auvergne, EA-4843, Faculté de Médecine, 28 place Henri Dunant, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address: chenquell@chu-clermontferrand.fr.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henquell
authors.affiliation: CHU Yalgado, avenue du Capitaine Thomas Sankara, 03 BP7022 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Saydou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yameogo
authors.affiliation: CHU Yalgado, avenue du Capitaine Thomas Sankara, 03 BP7022 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Lassana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sangaré
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
keywords: Genotype 5; HCV; Near full-length sequence; New subtype