1. Academ Virus, a Novel Hantavirus in the Siberian Mole (Talpa altaica) from Russia
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Liudmila N. Yashina, Victor V. Panov, Sergey A. Abramov, Natalia A. Smetannikova, Ekaterina M. Luchnikova, Tamara A. Dupal, Anton V. Krivopalov, Satoru Arai, and Richard Yanagihara
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Hantaviridae ,hantavirus ,mole ,evolution ,Russia ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
To date, six hantavirus species have been detected in moles (family Talpidae). In this report, we describe Academ virus (ACDV), a novel hantavirus harbored by the Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) in Western Siberia. Genetic analysis of the complete S-, M-, and partial L-genomic segments showed that ACDV shared a common evolutionary origin with Bruges virus, previously identified in the European mole (Talpa europaea), and is distantly related to other mole-borne hantaviruses. Co-evolution and local adaptation of genetic variants of hantaviruses and their hosts, with possible reassortment events, might have shaped the evolutionary history of ACDV.
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- 2022
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