Genomic Characterization of the Genus Nairovirus (Family Bunyaviridae)

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Jens Kuhn, Michael Wiley, Sergio Rodriguez, Yīmíng Bào, Karla Prieto, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Hilda Guzman, Nazir Savji, Jason Ladner, Robert Tesh, Jiro Wada, Peter Jahrling, Dennis Bente, Gustavo Palacios
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2016
• Subjects: Bunyaviridae; bunyavirus; nairovirus; Dera Ghazi Khan virus; Erve virus; Ganjam virus; Hughes virus; Qalyub virus; Sakhalin virus; Tunis virus; virus classification; virus taxonomy; South Bay; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v8060164

Nairovirus, one of five bunyaviral genera, includes seven species. Genomic sequence information is limited for members of the Dera Ghazi Khan, Hughes, Qalyub, Sakhalin, and Thiafora nairovirus species. We used next-generation sequencing and historical virus-culture samples to determine 14 complete a...