Molecular Characterization of an Adenovirus 3-16 Intertypic Recombinant Isolated in Argentina from an Infant Hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Infection

An intertypic recombinant adenovirus with a serotype 3-like hexon gene and a serotype 16-like fiber (99% identical to that of the prototype strain of human adenovirus 16 [HAdV-16], Ch79) was isolated in Argentina from an infant admitted to the hospital with acute respiratory disease. Consistent with the results of molecular characterization, strain Arg827/04 was designated H3-F16.