Genomic and phylogenetic characterization of Merino Walk virus, a novel arenavirus isolated in South Africa
- 13 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Virology
- Vol. 91 (5), 1315-1324
- https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.017798-0
Abstract
Merino Walk virus (MWV), a proposed novel tentative species of the family Arenaviridae, was isolated from a rodent, Myotomys unisulcatus, collected at Merino Walk, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1985. Full-length genomic sequence confirmed MWV as an arenavirus related distantly to Mobala, Mopeia and Ippy viruses, all members of the Old World arenavirus complex. We propose MWV as a tentative novel species in the Lassa–lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus complex, based on its isolation from a novel rodent species and its genetic and serological characteristics.Keywords
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