Complete genome sequence and phylogenetic relatedness of hepatitis B virus isolates in Papua, Indonesia

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun;47(6):1842-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02328-08. Epub 2009 Apr 22.

Abstract

Each hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype and subgenotype is associated with a particular geographic distribution, ethnicity, and anthropological history. Our previous study showed the novel HBV subgenotypes C6 (HBV/C6) and D6 (HBV/D6), based on the S gene sequences of isolates in Papua, Indonesia. The present study investigated the complete genome sequence of 22 strains from Papua and subjected them to molecular evolutionary analysis. A phylogenetic analysis revealed that 9 out of 22 strains were classified as HBV/C6, 3 strains as HBV/D6, and 9 strains as HBV/B3. A particular strain positioned between HBV/B3 and HBV/B5 remained unclassifiable into any known subgenotypes. This strain showed high homology with HBV/C5 from the Philippines in the core region and was thought to have undergone genetic recombination with HBV/C5. Further studies are needed to determine whether this strain belongs to a new subgenotype of HBV/B. Based on the amino acid alignment, HBV/C6 has subgenotype specific variations (G18V and V47M) in the S region. HBV/C6 strains were more closely related in terms of evolutionary distance to strains from the east Asia and Pacific regions than those found in southeast Asia. HBV/D6 strains were most closely related to strains from the Western countries (HBV/D3) rather than those from Asia and Papua New Guinea. In conclusion, we have confirmed by complete sequence analysis that two novel HBV subgenotypes, HBV/C6 and HBV/D6, are prevalent in Papua, Indonesia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Viral / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Female
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis B / virology*
  • Hepatitis B virus / classification*
  • Hepatitis B virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Indonesia / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB493827
  • GENBANK/AB493828
  • GENBANK/AB493829
  • GENBANK/AB493830
  • GENBANK/AB493831
  • GENBANK/AB493832
  • GENBANK/AB493833
  • GENBANK/AB493834
  • GENBANK/AB493835
  • GENBANK/AB493836
  • GENBANK/AB493837
  • GENBANK/AB493838
  • GENBANK/AB493839
  • GENBANK/AB493840
  • GENBANK/AB493841
  • GENBANK/AB493842
  • GENBANK/AB493843
  • GENBANK/AB493844
  • GENBANK/AB493845
  • GENBANK/AB493846
  • GENBANK/AB493847
  • GENBANK/AB493848