Abstract
The Dicistroviridae family comprises positive single-stranded RNA viruses that are classified into Picornavirales order. These viruses are identified in arthropod hosts, including some having devastating economic consequences. Here, we described and characterized a novel nearly complete dicistrovirus genome identified in liver samples of velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) collected in June 2010 in Araçatuba city, São Paulo State, Brazil. This novel virus presents a genome of 9262 nucleotides in length and a typical dicistrovirus genome organization. Based on our phylogenetic analysis and ICTV criteria, we propose this virus as a novel species into the Triatovirus genus. Attempts of viral propagation in Vero E6 and C6/36 cell lines were unsuccessful. The novel dicistrovirus was detected only in one out of nine liver bat samples, representing for the first time an internal organ detection from a representative of this virus family.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104036 |
| Journal | Infection, Genetics and Evolution |
| Volume | 75 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
This study was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo , Brazil (Grant number No. 13/14929-1 , and Scholarships No. 12/24150-9 ; 15/05778-5 ; 17/13981-0 , 14/20851-8 ; 16/01414-1 ; 06/00572-0 ). PRM was supported by the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom (Grant MC_UU_120/14/9 ).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom | |
| Medical Research Council | MC_UU_12014/9 |
| Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo | 16/01414-1, 13/14929-1, 17/13981-0, 12/24150-9, 15/05778-5, 06/00572-0, 14/20851-8 |
Keywords
- Dicistroviridae
- Picornavirales
- Picornavirus
- Triatovirus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases