title: Serological and genetic characterization of newly isolated Peaton virus in Japan. Brief report.
abstract: The viruses were isolated from the blood of sentinel cattle and Culicoides biting midges in the Kyushu district, southwestern Japan, in 1999 and identified by neutralization tests as Peaton (PEA) viruses. Before this study, PEA virus had been isolated in Australia only. The nucleotide identity of the nucleocapsid (N) protein encoded by the S segment ranged from 91.1 to 91.6% between the Australian and Japanese strains. A phylogenetic analysis of the N protein sequence revealed that the PEA virus strains are closely related to Aino (AIN) virus and suggested reassortment events for PEA and AIN viruses.
authors.affiliation: Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanase
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000821:virology*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral