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- Title
Characterization of a novel orthoreovirus isolated from fruit bat, China.
- Authors
Tingsong Hu; Wei Qiu; Biao He; Yan Zhang; Jing Yu; Xiu Liang; Wendong Zhang; Gang Chen; Yingguo Zhang; Yiyin Wang; Ying Zheng; Ziliang Feng; Yonghe Hu; Weiguo Zhou; Changchun Tu; Quanshui Fan; Fuqiang Zhang
- Abstract
Background: In recent years novel human respiratory disease agents have been described for Southeast Asia and Australia. The causative pathogens were classified as pteropine orthoreoviruses with a strong phylogenetic relationship to orthoreoviruses of bat origin. Results: In this report, we isolated a novel Melaka-like reovirus (named “Cangyuan virus”) from intestinal content samples of one fruit bat residing in China’s Yunnan province. Phylogenetic analysis of the whole Cangyuan virus genome sequences of segments L, M and S demonstrated the genetic diversity of the Cangyuan virus. In contrast to the L and M segments, the phylogenetic trees for the S segments of Cangyuan virus demonstrated a greater degree of heterogeneity. Conclusions: Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Cangyuan virus was a novel orthoreovirus and substantially different from currently known members of Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV) species group.
- Publication
BMC Microbiology, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 1, p293
- ISSN
1471-2180
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12866-014-0293-4