A novel Bunyavirus from the soft tick, Argas vespertilionis,in Japan

[摘要] References(5)Cited-By(1)Soft ticks, Argas vespertilionis, were collected from feces ofbats in Japan. Cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed after inoculating the homogenates ofticks to Vero cells. Sequencing of RNA extracted from the cell supernatant was performedby next generation sequencer. The contigs had identity to segments of Bunyaviruses,Issyk-Kul virus. The identities of segment L, M and S were only 77, 76 and 79% toIssyk-Kul virus, respectively. Therefore, we named this novel virus Soft tick bunyavirus(STBV). In the phylogenetic tree, segment L of STBV was closely related to a clusterconsisting of the genus Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] novel Bunyavirus;soft tick