Xi River virus, a new bat reovirus isolated in southern China.
Nelson Bay orthoreovirus (NBV) is a species in the genus Orthoreovirus, family Reoviridae, containing 4, possibly 5, members. Here, we report a putative sixth member, Xi River virus (XRV), isolated from fruit bats collected in a location near the Xi River, Guangdong Province, China. This virus showed the same electron microscopic morphology as NBV, fusogenic CPE, and a 10-segmented double-strand RNA genome, as well as high sequence identity to NBV members. It is the first bat reovirus isolated in China.
Du
Linfeng
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Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 1068 Qinglong Road, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China.
Lu
Zongji
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Fan
Yu
Y
Meng
Keyin
K
Jiang
Yu
Y
Zhu
Yan
Y
Wang
Shumin
S
Gu
Wanjun
W
Zou
Xiaohuan
X
Tu
Changchun
C
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018165:Orthoreovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010802:Phylogeny; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012367:RNA, Viral