2017
Genetic characterization, molecular epidemiology, and phylogenetic relationships of insect-specific viruses in the taxon Negevirus
Nunes MRT, Contreras-Gutierrez MA, Guzman H, Martins LC, Barbirato MF, Savit C, Balta V, Uribe S, Vivero R, Suaza JD, Oliveira H, Neto J, Carvalho VL, da Silva SP, Cardoso JF, de Oliveira RS, da Silva Lemos P, Wood TG, Widen SG, Vasconcelos PFC, Fish D, Vasilakis N, Tesh RB. Genetic characterization, molecular epidemiology, and phylogenetic relationships of insect-specific viruses in the taxon Negevirus. Virology 2017, 504: 152-167. PMID: 28193550, PMCID: PMC5394984, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect-specific virusesGenetic characterizationNovel insect-specific virusesPlant virus generaMajor phylogenetic groupsHigh genetic variabilityComprehensive genetic characterizationFull-length sequencesCross-species transmissionPhylogenetic relationshipsEvolutionary analysisVirus taxaGenetic variabilityPhylogenetic groupsDistinct generaVirus genusNegevirusesMolecular analysisGenusMolecular epidemiologyDiverse groupPhlebotomine sandfliesTaxaArthropodsVirus
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