Journal Article
Discovery and genome sequencing of a new virus related to members of the family Tymoviridae, isolated from mosquitoes of the genus Mansonia in Brazil
Keissy Karoline Pinheiro Miranda; Glennda Juscely Pereira Galvão; Pedro Arthur da Silva Araújo; Ana Claudia da Silva Ribeiro; Sandro Patroca da Silva; Poliana da Silva Lemos; Lívia Carício Martins; Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes; Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos; Vânia da Costa Ferreira; Fábio Medeiros da Costa; Rosemary Aparecida Roque; Wanderli Pedro Tadei; Ana Cecilia Ribeiro Cruz; Valéria Lima Carvalho
Archives of Virology · Vol. 167, Issue 9 · pp. 1889-1892 · 2022
Abstract
A new virus, named Mutum virus, related to members of the family Tymoviridae , was isolated from mosquitoes ( Mansonia spp.) in clone C6/36 cells, and its complete genome was sequenced. Its genome is 6494 nt in size with an organization resembling that of tymovirids. The isolated virus is phylogenetically related to two viruses isolated from Culex spp. mosquitoes: Ek Balam virus, reported in Mexico, and Culex-originated Tymoviridae-like virus, isolated in China. The results of this study suggest that this virus is a new member of the family Tymoviridae.