| Literature DB >> 21325481 |
Gustavo Palacios1, Amelia Travassos da Rosa2, Nazir Savji1, Wilson Sze1, Ivan Wick1, Hilda Guzman2, Stephen Hutchison3, Robert Tesh2, W Ian Lipkin1.
Abstract
Genomic and antigenic characterization of Aguacate virus, a tentative species of the genus Phlebovirus, and three other unclassified viruses, Armero virus, Durania virus and Ixcanal virus, demonstrate a close relationship to one another. They are distinct from the other nine recognized species within the genus Phlebovirus. We propose to designate them as a new (tenth) serogroup or species (Aguacate virus) within the genus. The four viruses were all isolated from phlebotomine sandflies (Lutzomyia sp.) collected in Central and South America. Aguacate virus appears to be a natural reassortant and serves as one more example of the high frequency of reassortment in this genus.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21325481 PMCID: PMC3168278 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.029389-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891