A first report of rotavirus B from Zambian pigs leading to the discovery of a novel VP4 genotype P[9]

Autor: Hayato Harima, Yongjin Qiu, Michihito Sasaki, Joseph Ndebe, Kapila Penjaninge, Edgar Simulundu, Masahiro Kajihara, Aiko Ohnuma, Keita Matsuno, Naganori Nao, Yasuko Orba, Ayato Takada, Kanako Ishihara, William W Hall, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Hirofumi Sawa

Publikováno v: Virology Journal, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Abstract Background Rotavirus B (RVB) causes diarrhea in humans and pigs. Although various RVB strains were identified in humans and various animals globally, little is known about the epidemiology RVB infection in Africa. In this study, we attempted

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A wide distribution of Beiji nairoviruses and related viruses in Ixodes ticks in Japan

Autor: Mai Kishimoto, Yukari Itakura, Koshiro Tabata, Rika Komagome, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Kohei Ogasawara, Ryo Nakao, Yongjin Qiu, Kozue Sato, Hiroki Kawabata, Masahiro Kajihara, Naota Monma, Junji Seto, Asako Shigeno, Masayuki Horie, Michihito Sasaki, William W. Hall, Hirofumi Sawa, Yasuko Orba, Keita Matsuno

Publikováno v: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 102380- (2024)

Beiji nairovirus (BJNV), in the family Nairoviridae, the order Bunyavirales, was recently reported as a causative agent of an emerging tick-borne zoonotic infection in China. This study investigated the prevalence of BJNV in ticks in Japan. Screening

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The genome sequence of the willow leaf beetle, Lochmaea capreae Linnaeus, 1758 [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Autor: Maxwell V. L. Barclay, Keita Matsumoto, Danaë Vassiliades, Will Bayfield-Farrell, Joana Cristóvão, Michael Geiser

Publikováno v: Wellcome Open Research, Vol 9 (2024)

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Lochmaea capreae (the willow leaf beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). The genome sequence is 534.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 17 chromosomal p

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Unraveling the phylogenetics of genetically closely related species, Haemaphysalis japonica and Haemaphysalis megaspinosa, using entire tick mitogenomes and microbiomes

Autor: Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Wessam M. A. Mohamed, Elisha Chatanga, Doaa Naguib, Keita Matsuno, Alexander W. Gofton, Stephen C. Barker, Nariaki Nonaka, Ryo Nakao

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)

Abstract Ticks have a profound impact on public health. Haemaphysalis is one of the most widespread genera in Asia, including Japan. The taxonomy and genetic differentiation of Haemaphysalis spp. is challenging. For instance, previous studies struggl

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Induction of IGHV3-53 public antibodies with broadly neutralising activity against SARS-CoV-2 including Omicron subvariants in a Delta breakthrough infection caseResearch in context

Autor: Takeo Kuwata, Yu Kaku, Shashwata Biswas, Kaho Matsumoto, Mikiko Shimizu, Yoko Kawanami, Ryuta Uraki, Kyo Okazaki, Rumi Minami, Yoji Nagasaki, Mami Nagashima, Isao Yoshida, Kenji Sadamasu, Kazuhisa Yoshimura, Mutsumi Ito, Maki Kiso, Seiya Yamayoshi, Masaki Imai, Terumasa Ikeda, Kei Sato, Mako Toyoda, Takamasa Ueno, Takako Inoue, Yasuhito Tanaka, Kanako Tarakado Kimura, Takao Hashiguchi, Yukihiko Sugita, Takeshi Noda, Hiroshi Morioka, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Shuzo Matsushita, Jumpei Ito, Naoko Misawa, Arnon Plianchaisuk, Ziyi Guo, Alfredo Hina, Jr., Keiya Uriu, Kaoru Usui, Wilaiporn Saikruang, Spyridon Lytras, Ryo Yoshimura, Shusuke Kawakubo, Luca Nishimura, Yusuke Kosugi, Shigeru Fujita, Luo Chen, Jarel Elgin M. Tolentino, Lin Pan, Wenye Li, Maximilian Stanley Yo, Kio Horinaka, Mai Suganami, Adam P. Strange, Mika Chiba, Keiko Iida, Naomi Ohsumi, Kaho Okumura, Shiho Tanaka, Eiko Ogawa, Kyoko Yasuda, Tsuki Fukuda, Rina Osujo, Takasuke Fukuhara, Tomokazu Tamura, Rigel Suzuki, Saori Suzuki, Hayato Ito, Keita Matsuno, Hirofumi Sawa, Naganori Nao, Shinya Tanaka, Masumi Tsuda, Lei Wang, Yoshikata Oda, Zannatul Ferdous, Kenji Shishido, Keita Mizuma, Isshu Kojima, Jingshu Li, Tomoya Tsubo, Shuhei Tsujino, So Nakagawa, Kotaro Shirakawa, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo, Kayoko Nagata, Ryosuke Nomura, Yoshihito Horisawa, Yusuke Tashiro, Yugo Kawai, Kazuo Takayama, Rina Hashimoto, Sayaka Deguchi, Yukio Watanabe, Ayaka Sakamoto, Naoko Yasuhara, Tateki Suzuki, Kanako Kimura, Jiei Sasaki, Yukari Nakajima, Hisano Yajima, Yoshitaka Nakata, Hiroki Futatsusako, Takashi Irie, Ryoko Kawabata, Kaori Tabata, Hesham Nasser, Ryo Shimizu, MST Monira Begum, Michael Jonathan, Yuka Mugita, Otowa Takahashi, Kimiko Ichihara, Chihiro Motozono, Sharee Leong, Akatsuki Saito, Maya Shofa, Yuki Shibatani, Tomoko Nishiuchi, Hiroyuki Asakura, Jiri Zahradnik, Prokopios Andrikopoulos, Miguel Padilla-Blanco, Aditi Konar

Publikováno v: EBioMedicine, Vol 110, Iss , Pp 105439- (2024)

Summary: Background: Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants that escape neutralising antibodies hampers the development of vaccines and therapeutic antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. IGHV3-53/3-66-derived public antibodies, which are generally specific to the

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