# Isolation and complete genome sequence analysis of an Echovirus 29 strain isolated from a patient of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in India

**Authors:** Madhuri S. Joshi, Rishabh Waghchaure, Pooja Umare, Abhijeet Jadhav, Alfia Fathima Ashraf, Sarah Cherian, Naveen Kumar, Babasaheb V. Tandale, Mallika Lavania

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.01110-25 · 2025-12-17

## TL;DR

This paper reports the isolation and genome sequencing of an Echovirus 29 strain from a child with acute flaccid paralysis in India.

## Contribution

The study provides the first complete genome sequence of Echovirus 29 isolated in India.

## Key findings

- Echovirus 29 was isolated from a fecal sample of a 15-month-old girl with acute flaccid paralysis.
- The complete genome sequence of the E29 strain was obtained using rhabdomyosarcoma cells.

## Abstract

Echovirus 29 (E29) was identified in a fecal specimen of a 15-month-old girl with acute flaccid paralysis from Akola city, Maharashtra, India. The complete genome sequence of the E29 strain, isolated using rhabdomyosarcoma cells, is being reported from India.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Acute Flaccid Paralysis (MESH:C000629404), rhabdomyosarcoma (MESH:D012208)
- **Species:** Echovirus E29 (no rank) [taxon 47512], Enterobacter sp. 29 (species) [taxon 1661228], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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