Open AccessFirst Reported Complete Genome Sequence of a Dengue Virus Serotype 4 Strain from Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Alyssa T. Pyke,
Peter R. Moore,
Glen Hewitson,
Peter Burtonclay
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.01082-18
Subject(s) - new guinea , dengue virus , serotype , virology , dengue fever , whole genome sequencing , strain (injury) , virus , genome , biology , sequence (biology) , gene , genetics , history , ethnology , anatomy
A male patient in his 50s who traveled from Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Australia in 2016 was diagnosed with a dengue virus serotype 4 (DENV-4) infection, and the virus was isolated from his acute-phase serum. Here, we describe the first complete genome sequence of a DENV-4 strain from PNG.
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