Complete genome sequencing of Zika virus isolated from semen

Authors:

Atkinson B, Graham V, Miles RW, Lewandaowski K, Dowall SD, Pullan ST, Hewson R

Abstract:

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus currently circulating in numerous countries in South America, the Caribbean, and the Western Pacific Region. Using an unbiased metagenomic sequencing approach, we report here the first complete genome sequence of ZIKV isolated from a clinical semen sample.

Journal:

Genome Announcements

Hyperlink:

http://genomea.asm.org/content/4/5/e01116-16.full

Research Themes:

Pathogen Discovery