Novel Avulaviruses in Penguins, Antarctica

We identified 3 novel and distinct avulaviruses from Gentoo penguins sampled in Antarctica. We isolated these viruses and sequenced their complete genomes; serologic assays demonstrated that the viruses do not have cross-reactivity between them. Our findings suggest that these 3 new viruses represen...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Neira, Víctor, Tapia, Rodrigo, Verdugo, Claudio, Barriga, Gonzalo, Mor, Sunil, Ng, Terry Fei Fan, García, Victoria, Del Río, José, Rodrigues, Pedro, Briceño, Cristóbal, Medina, Rafael A., González-Acuña, Daniel
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512496/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28628443
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170054
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Summary:We identified 3 novel and distinct avulaviruses from Gentoo penguins sampled in Antarctica. We isolated these viruses and sequenced their complete genomes; serologic assays demonstrated that the viruses do not have cross-reactivity between them. Our findings suggest that these 3 new viruses represent members of 3 novel avulavirus species.

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