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

Wongsurawat T¹, Jenjaroenpun P¹, Athipanyasilp N², Kaewnapan B², Leelahakorn N², Angkasekwinai N³, Kantakamalakul W², Sutthent R², Ussery DW^1,⁴, Horthongkham N², Nookaew I^1,⁴.

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.

PMID: 30533643 | PMCID: PMC6256666 | DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01020-18