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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus
Virus Research, Volume 149, No. 2, Year 2010
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During 2009, 616 bats representing at least 22 species were collected from 10 locations throughout Kenya. A new lyssavirus, named Shimoni bat virus (SHIBV), was isolated from the brain of a dead Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni), found in a cave in the coastal region of Kenya. Genetic distances and phylogenetic reconstructions, implemented for each gene and for the concatenated alignment of all five structural genes (N, P, M, G and L), demonstrated that SHIBV cannot be identified with any of the existing species, but rather should be considered an independent species within phylogroup II of the Lyssavirus genus, most similar to Lagos bat virus (LBV). Antigenic reaction patterns with anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies corroborated these distinctions. In addition, new data on the diversity of LBV suggests that this species may be subdivided quantitatively into three separate genotypes. However, the identity values alone are not considered sufficient criteria for demarcation of new species within LBV. © 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kuzmin, Ivan V.
United States, Atlanta
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br.
Mayer Bridwell, Anne E.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Niezgoda, Michael
United States, Atlanta
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br.
Markotter, Wanda
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Agwanda, Bernard Risky
Kenya, Nairobi
National Museums of Kenya
Breiman, Robert F.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rupprecht, Charles E.
United States, Atlanta
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br.
Statistics
Citations: 166
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.018
ISSN:
01681702
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Kenya