Detection of the Xanthi Chryso-like Virus in New Geographical Area and a Novel Arthropod Carrier

Autor: Marko Jankovic, Valentina Cirkovic, Gorana Stamenkovic, Ana Loncar, Marija Todorovic, Maja Stanojevic, Marina Siljic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 8, Iss 4, p 225 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2414-6366
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040225
Popis: Here, we report on a serendipitous finding of a chryso-like virus associated with Culex pipiens mosquitos in the course of study aimed to detect and characterize West Nile virus (WNV) circulating in mosquitos in Serbia, Southern Europe. Upon initial detection of unexpected product in a PCR protocol for partial WNV NS5 gene amplification, further confirmation and identification was obtained through additional PCR and Sanger sequencing experiments. Bioinformatic and phylogenetic analysis identified the obtained sequences as Xanthi chryso-like virus (XCLV). The finding is particular for the fact that it associates XCLV with a new potential vector species and documents a novel geographical area of its distribution.
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