Xi River virus, a new bat reovirus isolated in southern China.

ABSTRACT: Nelson Bay orthoreovirus (NBV) is a species in the genus Orthoreovirus, family Reoviridae, containing 4, possibly 5, members. Here, we report a putative sixth member, Xi River virus (XRV), isolated from fruit bats collected in a location near the Xi River, Guangdong Province, China. This virus showed the same electron microscopic morphology as NBV, fusogenic CPE, and a 10-segmented double-strand RNA genome, as well as high sequence identity to NBV members. It is the first bat reovirus isolated in China.

SUBMITTER: Du L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7087202 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature