| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5546303 | Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, full-genome sequences of eight TBEV-Eu isolates were determined. These strains were isolated from Ixodes persulcatus ticks, long-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus undulatus), and human blood in the natural foci of Western and Eastern Siberia, Russia. A phylogenetic analysis of all available TBEV-Eu genomic sequences revealed that strains from Siberia were closely related to other strains from Europe and South Korea. The closest relation was identified between the Siberian strains and strains from Zmeinogorsk (Western Siberia, Russia) and strain Absettarov (Karelia, Russia), and were most divergent from strains from the Czech Republic and Norway. TBEV-Eu strains isolated in Eastern Siberia were more closely related phylogenetically to strains from South Korea, but strains from Western Siberia grouped together with the strains from Europe, suggesting two genetic TBEV-Eu lineages present in Siberia.
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Authors
T.V. Demina, S.E. Tkachev, I.V. Kozlova, E.K. Doroshchenko, O.V. Lisak, O.V. Suntsova, M.M. Verkhozina, Yu. P. Dzhioev, A.I. Paramonov, A.Y. Tikunov, N.V. Tikunova, V.I. Zlobin, D. Ruzek,