| broome virus, a new fusogenic orthoreovirus species isolated from an australian fruit bat. | this report describes the discovery and characterization of a new fusogenic orthoreovirus, broome virus (brov), isolated from a little red flying-fox (pteropus scapulatus). the brov genome consists of 10 dsrna segments, each having a 3' terminal pentanucleotide sequence conserved amongst all members of the genus orthoreovirus, and a unique 5' terminal pentanucleotide sequence. the smallest genome segment is bicistronic and encodes two small nonstructural proteins, one of which is a novel fusion ... | 2010 | 20350736 |
| isolation of a novel fusogenic orthoreovirus from eucampsipoda africana bat flies in south africa. | we report on the isolation of a novel fusogenic orthoreovirus from bat flies (eucampsipoda africana) associated with egyptian fruit bats (rousettus aegyptiacus) collected in south africa. complete sequences of the ten dsrna genome segments of the virus, tentatively named mahlapitsi virus (mahlv), were determined. phylogenetic analysis places this virus into a distinct clade with baboon orthoreovirus, bush viper reovirus and the bat-associated broome virus. all genome segments of mahlv contain a ... | 2016 | 27011199 |
| whole-genome sequencing of a green bush viper reovirus reveals a shared evolutionary history between reptilian and unusual mammalian orthoreoviruses. | in this study, we sequenced the whole genome of a reovirus isolated from a green bush viper (atheris squamigera). the bush viper reovirus shared several features with other orthoreoviruses, including its genome organization. in phylogenetic analysis, this strain was monophyletic with broome virus and baboon orthoreovirus, indicating that these viruses might have originated from a common ancestor. these new molecular data supplement previous information based mainly on biological properties of re ... | 2014 | 23921622 |