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Genome characterization of Long Island tick rhabdovirus, a new virus identified in Amblyomma americanum ticks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks are implicated as hosts to a wide range of animal and human pathogens. The full range of microbes harbored by ticks has not yet been fully explored.

Methods

As part of a viral surveillance and discovery project in arthropods, we used unbiased high-throughput sequencing to examine viromes of ticks collected on Long Island, New York in 2013.

Results

We detected and sequenced the complete genome of a novel rhabdovirus originating from a pool of Amblyomma americanum ticks. This virus, which we provisionally name Long Island tick rhabdovirus, is distantly related to Moussa virus from Africa.

Conclusions

The Long Island tick rhabdovirus may represent a novel species within family Rhabdoviridae.

SUBMITTER: Tokarz R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3928085 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genome characterization of Long Island tick rhabdovirus, a new virus identified in Amblyomma americanum ticks.

Tokarz Rafal R Sameroff Stephen S Leon Maria Sanchez MS Jain Komal K Lipkin W Ian WI

Virology journal 20140211

<h4>Background</h4>Ticks are implicated as hosts to a wide range of animal and human pathogens. The full range of microbes harbored by ticks has not yet been fully explored.<h4>Methods</h4>As part of a viral surveillance and discovery project in arthropods, we used unbiased high-throughput sequencing to examine viromes of ticks collected on Long Island, New York in 2013.<h4>Results</h4>We detected and sequenced the complete genome of a novel rhabdovirus originating from a pool of Amblyomma ameri ...[more]

PMID: 24517260

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Genome characterization of Long Island tick rhabdovirus, a new virus identified in Amblyomma americanum ticks.

Background

Methods

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Genome characterization of Long Island tick rhabdovirus, a new virus identified in Amblyomma americanum ticks.

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