2016
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
2010
Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii
Margos G, Hojgaard A, Lane R, Cornet M, Fingerle V, Rudenko N, Ogden N, Aanensen D, Fish D, Piesman J. Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 1: 151-158. PMID: 21157575, PMCID: PMC3000690, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilocus sequence analysisSequence analysisGenetic distance analysisNew Borrelia speciesBorrelia speciesDifferent transmission cyclesBorrelia bissettiiB. bissettiiLinear chromosomesPhylogenetic relationshipsEcological differencesConcatenated sequencesPhylogenetic analysisHousekeeping genesVector associationNorth AmericaInternal fragmentDistance analysisBorrelia genospeciesB. carolinensisReservoir hostsTransmission cycleI. spinipalpisIxodes pacificusRelated clusters