Characterization of a novel thogotovirus isolated from Amblyomma testudinarium ticks in Ehime, Japan: A significant phylogenetic relationship to Bourbon virus

• Published in: Virus research Vol. 249; pp. 57 - 65
• Main Authors: Ejiri, Hiroko, Lim, Chang-Kweng, Isawa, Haruhiko, Fujita, Ryosuke, Murota, Katsunori, Sato, Tomomi, Kobayashi, Daisuke, Kan, Miki, Hattori, Masashi, Kimura, Toshiya, Yamaguchi, Yukie, Takayama-Ito, Mutsuyo, Horiya, Madoka, Posadas-Herrera, Guillermo, Minami, Shohei, Kuwata, Ryusei, Shimoda, Hiroshi, Maeda, Ken, Katayama, Yukie, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Saijo, Masayuki, Kaku, Koki, Shinomiya, Hiroto, Sawabe, Kyoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 02.04.2018
• Subjects: Amblyomma testudinarium; Thogotovirus; Tick-borne virus; Whole-genome analysis; Amblyomma testudinarium; Thogotovirus; Whole-genome analysis; Tick-borne virus

•A new thogotovirus was isolated from Amblyomma testudinarium ticks in Japan.•Oz virus (OZV) was genetically and biologically characterized.•OZV is closely related to Bourbon virus, a human-pathogenic thogotovirus in the US. The genus Thogotovirus, as represented by Thogoto virus and Dhori virus, co...