Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas.
Contreras MA, Eastwood G, Guzman H, Popov V, Savit C, Uribe S, Kramer LD, Wood TG, Widen SG, Fish D, Tesh RB, Vasilakis N, Walker PJ. Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 100-109. PMID: 27799634, PMCID: PMC5239673, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL protein sequencesSimilar genome organizationStructural protein genesAnimal rhabdovirusesGenome organizationUnique cladePhylogenetic analysisEverglades National ParkArthropod populationsProtein geneProtein sequencesL geneVertebrate hostsNew genusSequence analysisDiverse familyHematophagous arthropodsRNA virusesAnopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitoesGenesNational ParkCladeArthropodsNovel virusRhabdovirus