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Mosquito-Associated Virus Isolation from Field-Collected Mosquitoes
Published on: August 31, 2022
Xi River virus, a new bat reovirus isolated in southern China
Linfeng Du1, Zongji Lu, Yu Fan
1Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 1068 Qinglong Road, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Nelson Bay orthoreovirus (NBV) is a species in the genus Orthoreovirus, family Reoviridae, containing 4, possibly 5, members. Here, we report a putative sixth member, Xi River virus (XRV), isolated from fruit bats collected in a location near the Xi River, Guangdong Province, China. This virus showed the same electron microscopic morphology as NBV, fusogenic CPE, and a 10-segmented double-strand RNA genome, as well as high sequence identity to NBV members. It is the first bat reovirus isolated in China.
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