Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Virus Isolated from Semen.

Barry AtkinsonVictoria GrahamRory W MilesKuiama LewandowskiStuart D DowallSteven T PullanRoger Hewson

Published in: Genome announcements (2016)

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogenic flavivirus currently circulating in numerous countries in South America, the Caribbean, and the Western Pacific Region. Using an unbiased metagenomic sequencing approach, we report here the first complete genome sequence of ZIKV isolated from a clinical semen sample.

Keyphrases

zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
single cell
south africa
antibiotic resistance genes
microbial community