Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5911100 | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2013 | 7 Pages |
â¢The phylogenetic analysis of the complete S segment revealed two distinct lineages.â¢One clade is composed only of the JUQV from non-endemic areas in Brazil.â¢The support for the distinct genetic lineages comes from the amino acid signatures.â¢The lineages are in accordance with the phylogeographic pattern of the reservoir.â¢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.