Title |
Characterization of a novel orthoreovirus isolated from fruit bat, China
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Published in |
BMC Microbiology, November 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s12866-014-0293-4 |
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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 |
BackgroundIn 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.ResultsIn 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.ConclusionsPhylogenetic analysis indicated that the Cangyuan virus was a novel orthoreovirus and substantially different from currently known members of Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV) species group. |
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Australia | 1 | 50% |
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United States | 1 | 3% |
China | 1 | 3% |
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Student > Bachelor | 9 | 23% |
Researcher | 6 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
Other | 4 | 10% |
Unknown | 8 | 21% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 23% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 8% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 8% |
Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 8% |
Unknown | 10 | 26% |