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Comerlato J, Souza-Campos F, Souza-Arantes T, Roos-Kulmann MI, Trindade-Oliveira M, Rosado-Spilki F, Guedes-Frazzon AP, Roehe PM, Franco AC. Distribution and genetic diversity of the human polyomaviruses JC and BK in surface water and sewage treatment plant during 2009 in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2016; 77:459-468. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.15415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract The human polyomaviruses JC and BK (JCPyV and BKPyV) are ubiquitous, species-specific viruses that belong to the family Polyomaviridae. These viruses are known to be excreted in human urine, and they are potential indicators of human wastewater contamination. In order to assess the distribution of both JCPyV and BKPyV in urban water samples collected from a sewage treatment plant (STP) and from a canalized water stream of Porto Alegre, Brazil, two nested-PCR assays were optimized and applied to the samples collected. The amplicons obtained were submitted to sequencing, and the sequences were analyzed with sequences of human polyomaviruses previously deposited in GenBank. Twelve out of 30 water samples (40%) were JCPyV positive, whereas six samples (20%) were BKPyV positive. The sequencing results confirmed the presence of JCPyV subtypes 1 and 3, whereas only BKPyV Ia and Ib were found. This study shows for the first time the presence of human polyomaviruses in surface water and in samples collected in a sewage treatment plant in southern Brazil.
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- J. Comerlato
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Kluge M, Fleck JD, Soliman MC, Luz RB, Fabres RB, Comerlato J, Silva JVS, Staggemeier R, Vecchia AD, Capalonga R, Oliveira AB, Henzel A, Rigotto C, Spilki FR. Human adenovirus (HAdV), human enterovirus (hEV), and genogroup A rotavirus (GARV) in tap water in southern Brazil. J Water Health 2014; 12:526-532. [PMID: 25252356 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2014.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effects of viral gastroenteritis are more devastating in children than in any other age category. Thus, children exposed to the consumption of low quality water are at an increased risk of infection, especially in regions where sanitation is inadequate. The present study aimed to provide a survey of the occurrence of representative enteric viruses: human adenovirus (HAdV), human enteroviruses (hEV), and genogroup A rotavirus (GARV) in tap water samples collected in public schools located at six municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Seventy-three schools were included in the study and tap water samples were analyzed by conventional PCR for the presence of HAdV, hEV, and GARV genomes. hEV showed the highest detection rate (27.4%), followed by HAdV (23.3%), and GARV (16.4%). New approaches to water monitoring should be considered to promote a better water quality and reduce the risk of waterborne diseases, especially considering drinking water to be served to vulnerable individuals.
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- M Kluge
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- CECANE - UFRGS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- CECANE - UFRGS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular (LMM), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde (ICS), Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil E-mail:
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Vecchia AD, Fleck JD, Kluge M, Comerlato J, Bergamaschi B, Luz RB, Arantes TS, Silva JVS, Thewes MR, Spilki FR. Assessment of enteric viruses in a sewage treatment plant located in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2013; 72:839-46. [PMID: 23295512 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842012000500009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In order to verify the microbial quality of the influents and effluents of one STP from southern Brazil, an eight-month survey was conducted to examine the presence of total and fecal coliforms and of adenovirus (HAdV), enterovirus (EV), genogroup A rotaviruses (GARV) and Torque teno virus (TTV), in treated effluent samples from São João/Navegantes STP, Porto Alegre (Brazil). A total of 16 samples were collected, eight of influent (raw sewage, prior to treatment), and the other eight of the effluent (post-treatment sewage). Total and fecal coliform levels ranging from 3.6 × 10(4) to 4.4 × 10(7) MPN/100 mL and 2.9 × 10(3) to 1.7 × 10(7) MPN/100 mL, were detected in all samples. In raw sewage, HAdV (25%) and GARV (28.6%) viral genomes were detected. The analysis of effluent samples revealed the presence of HAdV (50%), EV (37.5%), and TTV (12.5%) genomic fragments. All samples, regardless of the month analysed, presented detection of a least one virus genus, except for in April. Higher virus detection rates were observed in treated sewage samples (62.5%), and in 80% of them (effluent positive samples) HAdV was detected. Results showed that improvements in sewage monitoring and treatment processes are necessary to reduce the viral and bacterial load on the environment in southern Brazil. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first study showing the monitoring of viral genomes in influent and effluent samples from a STP located in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), southern Brazil.
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- A D Vecchia
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, Rod. RS-239, 2755, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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Vecchia AD, Fleck JD, Comerlato J, Kluge M, Bergamaschi B, Da Silva JVS, Da Luz RB, Teixeira TF, Garbinatto GN, Oliveira DV, Zanin JG, Van der Sand S, Frazzon APG, Franco AC, Roehe PM, Spilki FR. First description of Adenovirus, Enterovirus, Rotavirus and Torque teno virus in water samples collected from the Arroio Dilúvio, Porto Alegre, Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2012; 72:323-9. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842012000200013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Adenovirus (AdV), enterovirus (EV), genogroup A rotaviruses (GARV) and Torque teno virus (TTV) are non-enveloped viral agents excreted in feces and so may contaminate water bodies. In the present study, the molecular detection of these viruses was performed in samples of surface water collected from the Arroio Dilúvio, a waterstream that crosses the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, receiving great volumes of non-treated sewage from a large urban area. Sampling was performed during 2009, in three different occasions (January, April and September). The highest detection rate was observed for EV (64.28%), followed by TTV (28.57%) and AdV (21.43%). Rotaviruses were not detected. More than on kind of tested virus was detected in five (35. 71%) of 14 samples. January was the month with the highest viral detection rate, being all samples, collected in this month, positive for at least one group of tested virus. The correlation between the detection of these different viral agents and environmental factors is discussed. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first description of viral genomes in water samples taken from the Arroio Dilúvio, Porto Alegre (Brazil).
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- AD Vecchia
- Universidade Feevale, Brazil; Universidade Feevale, Brazil
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- Universidade Feevale, Brazil; Universidade Feevale, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Feevale, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Brazil
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- Universidade Feevale, Brazil; Universidade Feevale, Brazil
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Tavares RG, Trevisol RB, Comerlato J, Dalzochio T, Feksa LR, Spilki FR, Berlese DB. Enterovirus infections and type 1 diabetes mellitus: is there any relationship? J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992012000100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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AIM To analyse the performance of HbA(1c) in diagnosing Type 2 diabetes based on fasting plasma glucose and/or 2-h plasma glucose measurements after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. METHODS This is a study of diagnostic test accuracy in individuals referred to the Clinical Pathology Department for oral glucose tolerance testing. After fasting overnight, HbA(1c), fasting plasma glucose and 2-h plasma glucose were measured. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of HbA(1c). RESULTS Four hundred and ninety-eight subjects (195 male, mean age 56 years) were enrolled and 115 (23.1%) were diagnosed with diabetes according to glucose-based methods and only 56 (11.2%) individuals were identified by HbA(1c) ≥ 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) (sensitivity 20.9%, specificity 95.3%). There is poor agreement between the newly recommended criterion and the current glucose-based diagnostic criteria (κ = 0.217; P < 0.001), probably because the diagnostic methods identify different populations of patients. Adding a glucose-based method into an algorithm, as proposed by the UK Department of Health, improved HbA(1c) performance. CONCLUSIONS HbA(1c) ≥ 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) showed limited sensitivity to diabetes diagnosis, although with high specificity. The results suggest that this cut-off point would not be enough to diagnose diabetes. Its use as the sole diabetes diagnostic test should be interpreted with caution to assure the correct classification of diabetic individuals.
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- G Cavagnolli
- Postgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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