An enterovirus from a captive primate in China
BackgroundEnteroviruses (EVs) are a genetically and antigenically diverse group of viruses infecting humans and a variety of animals including non human primates (NHPs) The present study was to investigate EVs in the fecal samples from captive NHPs in zoos in China using classic RT PCR and viral metagenomics methods.FindingsAn EV strain was detected in a fecal sample collected from a captive NHP of a zoo in eastern China. The complete genome of this EV strain (named Sev nj1) was determined and characterized. Sequence analysis indicated Sev nj1 shared the highest sequence identity (75.6 with an EV J strain, Poo 1, based on the complete genome. Phylogenetic analysis showed Sev nj1 clustered with the other EV J strains, forming a separate clade.DiscussionAccording to the genetic distance based criteria, Sev nj1 belonged to a new type within the species EV J. This is the first study detecting EV J from a NHP in China, which will be helpful for the future epidemiology study of EVs in NHPs.
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