title: Aguacate virus, a new antigenic complex of the genus Phlebovirus (family Bunyaviridae).
abstract: Genomic and antigenic characterization of Aguacate virus, a tentative species of the genus Phlebovirus, and three other unclassified viruses, Armero virus, Durania virus and Ixcanal virus, demonstrate a close relationship to one another. They are distinct from the other nine recognized species within the genus Phlebovirus. We propose to designate them as a new (tenth) serogroup or species (Aguacate virus) within the genus. The four viruses were all isolated from phlebotomine sandflies (Lutzomyia sp.) collected in Central and South America. Aguacate virus appears to be a natural reassortant and serves as one more example of the high frequency of reassortment in this genus.
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Travassos da Rosa
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nazir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savji
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sze
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wick
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.affiliation: 454 Life Sciences, A Roche Company, Branford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tesh
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: W Ian
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lipkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016856:Phlebovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000821:virology*; D016865:Reassortant Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins