New Iflavirus Species Characterized from Mosquitoes Captured in the Sao Paulo Zoological Facilities.

ABSTRACT: Metagenomic studies of mosquito viromes demonstrated a more diverse composition than just an exclusive composition of pathogenic arboviruses transmitted to humans. In our study, the virome of 866 female mosquitoes collected throughout 2020 at the São Paulo Zoo, located in the city of São Paulo/SP-Brazil, was obtained. Specifically, in this paper, we describe a new virus found by viral RNA extraction and next-generation MiSeq sequencing of a group of 23 specimens of Anopheles (Nys.) strodei. The complete genome with a length of 9709 nucleotides was characterized by a positive orientation and a single strand, with a single large ORF, which encodes a polyprotein of 2987 amino acids. The phylogenetic analysis showed an association with the viral family Iflaviridae a

SUBMITTER: Guimaraes LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature