Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Recovered from Amniotic Fluid, Placenta, and Fetal Brain of a Microcephaly Patient in Thailand, 2017

Thidathip Wongsurawat; Piroon Jenjaroenpun; Niracha Athipanyasilp; Bualan Kaewnapan; Nattawat Leelahakorn; Nasikarn Angkasekwinai; Wannee Kantakamalakul; Ruengpung Sutthent; David W Ussery; Navin Horthongkham; Intawat Nookaew

doi:10.1128/MRA.01020-18

Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Recovered from Amniotic Fluid, Placenta, and Fetal Brain of a Microcephaly Patient in Thailand, 2017

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2018 Sep 20;7(11):e01020-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01020-18. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
² Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Abstract

We present here the complete genome sequences of Zika virus strains isolated from aborted fetal tissue (brain and placenta) and amniotic fluid of a microcephaly patient in Thailand in 2017. The virus genomes that were sequenced have an average length of 10,807 nucleotides.

Grants and funding

P20 GM125503/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States