Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5911100 Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2013 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

•The phylogenetic analysis of the complete S segment revealed two distinct lineages.•One clade is composed only of the JUQV from non-endemic areas in Brazil.•The support for the distinct genetic lineages comes from the amino acid signatures.•The lineages are in accordance with the phylogeographic pattern of the reservoir.•These observations suggest common evolutionary history for the non-endemic lineage.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the phylogenetic relationship of the Juquitiba virus (JUQV) carried by Oligoryzomys nigripes in endemic and non-endemic areas of Brazil. Wild rodents infected with the Juquitiba virus (JUQV) were sampled from a non-Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome endemic area in Brazil. Three strains from O. nigripes were identified by the sequencing of the complete S segment and compared to previous studies of JUQV available in GenBank. The phylogenetic analysis of the complete S segment revealed two distinct clades; the first clade was composed of the JUQV from two non-endemic areas in Brazil and the second clade contained JUQV strains from Argentina, Paraguay and other Brazilian endemic areas.

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