Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of Echovirus 18 Associated with Aseptic Meningitis in Hebei Province, China, in 2015

Xiang-Peng Chen; Su-Zhen Sun; Jia-Yun Guo; Jing-Jie Li; Zheng-de Xie

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01165-16

Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of Echovirus 18 Associated with Aseptic Meningitis in Hebei Province, China, in 2015

Genome Announc. 2016 Oct 27;4(5):e01165-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01165-16.

Authors

Xiang-Peng Chen¹, Su-Zhen Sun², Jia-Yun Guo¹, Jing-Jie Li², Zheng-de Xie³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
² Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China xiezhengde@bch.com.cn.

Abstract

Echovirus 18 is a member of the genus Enterovirus, family Picornaviridae, which can cause meningitis in children. Here, we report the echovirus 18 complete genome sequence, which was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of a child with aseptic meningitis in Hebei Province, China.