title: Detection and Molecular Characterization of Gemycircularvirus from Environmental Samples in Brazil.
abstract: Gemycircularvirus (GemyCV) is a group of viruses which has been recently proposed as a new viral genus detected in fecal and environmental samples around the world. GemyCVs have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and stool sample. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time, through molecular detection and characterization, the presence of GemyCVs in environmental samples from Brazil. Our results show a percentage of positivity ranging from 69 (25/36) to 97 % (35/36) in river water samples collected in Manaus, Amazon region, and wastewater from a wastewater treatment plant located in Rio de Janeiro, respectively, revealing GemyCVs as an important environmental contaminant.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus Ribeiro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: da Silva Assis
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmen Baur
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julia Monassa
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fioretti
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mônica Simões
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Ivo Neves
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marize Pereira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Miagostovich
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. tuliomf@ioc.fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Tulio Machado
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fumian
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D010802:Phylogeny; D045483:Rivers / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D062065:Wastewater
keywords: Brazil; Environmental virology; Gemycircularvirus; River water; Sewage