Diverse mosquito-specific flaviviruses in the Bolivian Amazon basin
Diverse mosquito-specific flaviviruses in the Bolivian Amazon basin
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玻利维亚亚马逊河流域的多种蚊子特异性黄病毒
DOI:
10.1099/jgv.0.001518
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Sawa Hirofumi
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作者:
Orba Yasuko;Matsuno Keita;Nakao Ryo;Kryukov Kirill;Saito Yumi;Kawamori Fumihiko;Loza Vega Ariel;Watanabe Tokiko;Maemura Tadashi;Sasaki Michihito;Hall William W.;Hall Roy A.;Pereira Juan Antonio;Nakagawa So;Sawa Hirofumi
The genusFlavivirusincludes a range of mosquito-specific viruses in addition to well-known medically important arboviruses. Isolation and comprehensive genomic analyses of viruses in mosquitoes collected in Bolivia resulted in the identification of three novel flavivirus species. Psorophora flavivirus (PSFV) was isolated fromPsorophora albigenu. The coding sequence of the PSFV polyprotein shares 60 % identity with that of theAedes-associated lineage II insect-specific flavivirus (ISF), Marisma virus. Isolated PSFV replicates in bothAedes albopictus- andAedes aegypti-derived cells, but not in mammalian Vero or BHK-21 cell lines. Two other flaviviruses, Ochlerotatus scapularis flavivirus (OSFV) and Mansonia flavivirus (MAFV), which were identified fromOchlerotatus scapularisandMansonia titillans,respectively, group with the classical lineage I ISFs. The protein coding sequences of these viruses share only 60 and 40 % identity with the most closely related of known lineage I ISFs, including Xishuangbanna aedes flavivirus and Sabethes flavivirus, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that MAFV is clearly distinct from the groups of the current knownCulicinae-associated lineage I ISFs. Interestingly, the predicted amino acid sequence of the MAFV capsid protein is approximately two times longer than that of any of the other known flaviviruses. Our results indicate that flaviviruses with distinct features can be found at the edge of the Bolivian Amazon basin at sites that are also home to dense populations of human-biting mosquitoes.