Full-Genome Characterization and Genetic Evolution of West African Isolates of Bagaza Virus.

ABSTRACT: Bagaza virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, first isolated in 1966 in Central African Republic. It has currently been identified in mosquito pools collected in the field in West and Central Africa. Emergence in wild birds in Europe and serological evidence in encephalitis patients in India raise questions on its genetic evolution and the diversity of isolates circulating in Africa. To better understand genetic diversity and evolution of Bagaza virus, we describe the full-genome characterization of 11 West African isolates, sampled from 1988 to 2014. Parameters such as genetic distances, N-glycosylation patterns, recombination events, selective pressures, and its codon adaptation to human genes are assessed. Our study is noteworthy for the observation of N-glycosylation and recombination i

SUBMITTER: Faye M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923487 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature