Complete Genome Sequence of an ON1 Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Strain Isolated in Lebanon in 2015

Amani Ezzeddine; Nadia Soudani; Chun Kiat Lee; Ghassan Dbaibo; Husni Elbahesh; Hassan Zaraket

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00316-18

Complete Genome Sequence of an ON1 Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Strain Isolated in Lebanon in 2015

Genome Announc. 2018 Apr 19;6(16):e00316-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00316-18.

Authors

Amani Ezzeddine^{1

2}, Nadia Soudani^{1

2}, Chun Kiat Lee³, Ghassan Dbaibo^{4

5}, Husni Elbahesh⁶, Hassan Zaraket^{7

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁵ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA helbahes@uthsc.edu hassan.zaraket@aub.edu.lb.
⁷ Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon helbahes@uthsc.edu hassan.zaraket@aub.edu.lb.

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequence of a human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) strain obtained from an infant who presented to the emergency room with an acute respiratory illness during the 2014/2015 HRSV season in Lebanon. Analysis revealed that this virus belongs to the ON1 genotype that has recently emerged worldwide.