Xapuri virus, a novel mammarenavirus: natural reassortment and increased diversity between New World viruses.

Fernandes, Jorlan; Guterres, Alexandro; de Oliveira, Renata Carvalho; Chamberlain, John; Lewandowski, Kuiama; Teixeira, Bernardo Rodrigues; Coelho, Thayssa Alves; Crisóstomo, Charle Ferreira; Bonvicino, Cibele Rodrigues; D'Andrea, Paulo Sérgio; +2 more... Hewson, Roger; de Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio; (2018) Xapuri virus, a novel mammarenavirus: natural reassortment and increased diversity between New World viruses. Emerging microbes & infections, 7 (1). 120-. ISSN 2222-1751 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41426-018-0119-9

Abstract

Mammarenavirus RNA was detected in Musser's bristly mouse (Neacomys musseri) from the Amazon region, and this detection indicated that rodents were infected with a novel mammarenavirus, with the proposed name Xapuri virus (XAPV), which is phylogenetically related to New World Clade B and Clade C viruses. XAPV may represent the first natural reassortment of the Arenaviridae family and a new unrecognized clade within the Tacaribe serocomplex group.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Department of Infection Biology
PubMed ID	29959319
Elements ID	195380
Official URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41426-018-0119-9