| Literature DB >> 17382366 |
E Lecompte1, J ter Meulen, S Emonet, S Daffis, R N Charrel.
Abstract
Genetic evidence of a novel arenavirus species related to but distinct from lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was obtained from a rodent belonging to an endemic African subgenus of Mus (Nannomys). The phylogenetic position among Old World arenaviruses of this new arenavirus, named Kodoko virus, was reconstructed based on L and NP genes sequences. The finding of an Old World arenavirus related to LCMV outside the known geographical range of LCMV in a novel rodent species reveals new insights about the evolutionary history of arenaviruses.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17382366 DOI： 10.1016/j.virol.2007.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN： 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616