Oxbow virus

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Oxbow virus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Bunyaviricetes
Order: Elliovirales
Family: Hantaviridae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Species:
incertae sedis
Virus:
Oxbow virus

Oxbow virus(OXBV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA orthohantavirus. [1]

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Natural reservoir

Oxbow virus was isolated from an American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii), captured in Gresham, Oregon, in September 2003. [1]

Virology

The genome of the Oxbow virus along the full length of the S, M, and partial L-segment nucleotide and amino acid sequences show a low sequence similarity to rodent-borne hantaviruses. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that Oxbow virus and Asama virus are related to soricine shrew-borne hantaviruses found in North America, Europe, and Asia. This suggests both these viruses evolved with cross-species transmission. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kang HJ, Bennett SN, Dizney L, Sumibcay L, Arai S, Ruedas LA, Song JW, Yanagihara R (25 May 2009). "Host switch during evolution of a genetically distinct hantavirus in the American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)". Virology. 388 (1): 8–14. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2009.03.019. PMC   2692302 . PMID   19394994.
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