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- Title
A Novel Hantavirus of the EuropeanMole, Bruges Virus, Is Involved in Frequent Nova Virus Coinfections.
- Authors
Laenen, Lies; Vergote, Valentijn; Kafetzopoulou, Liana Eleni; Wawina, Tony Bokalanga; Vassou, Despoina; Cook, Joseph A.; Hugot, Jean-Pierre; Deboutte, Ward; Hae Ji Kang; Witkowski, Peter T.; Köppen-Rung, Panja; Krüger, Detlev H.; Ličkova, Martina; Stang, Alexander; Striešková, Lucia; Szemeš, Tomáš; Markowski, Janusz; Hejduk, Janusz; Kafetzopoulos, Dimitris; Van Ranst, Marc
- Abstract
Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses with a complex evolutionary history of virus-host coevolution and cross-species transmission. Although hantaviruses have a broad reservoir host range, virus-host relationships were previously thought to be strict, with a single virus species infecting a single host species. Here, we describe Bruges virus, a novel hantavirus harbored by the European mole (Talpa europaea), which is the well-known host of Nova virus. Phylogenetic analyses of all three genomic segments showed tree topology inconsistencies, suggesting that Bruges virus has emerged from cross-species transmission and ancient reassortment events. A high number of coinfections with Bruges and Nova viruses was detected, but no evidence was found for reassortment between these two hantaviruses. These findings highlight the complexity of hantavirus evolution and the importance of further investigation of hantavirus-reservoir relationships.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN mole; HANTAVIRUSES; MIXED infections; TRANSMISSION of parasitic diseases; MICROBIAL virulence
- Publication
Genome Biology & Evolution, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
1759-6653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/gbe/evx268