title: Complete genome sequencing of four geographically diverse strains of Batai virus.
abstract: Batai virus (BATV) is a widely distributed but poorly studied member of the Orthobunyavirus genus in the family Bunyaviridae and is of particular interest as a known participant in natural reassortment events. Both research and surveillance efforts on this and other related viruses have been hampered by the lack of available full-length sequence data covering all three genomic segments. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of four BATV strains (MM2222, Chittoor/IG-20217, UgMP-6830, and MS50) isolated from various geographical locations. Based on these data, we have determined that strain MS50 is in fact unrelated to BATV and likely represents as a novel genotype in the genus Orthobunyavirus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Groseth
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dahlstrom
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Anzick
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Porcella
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ebihara
mesh_terms: D002042:Bunyamwera virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005843:Geography; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013045:Species Specificity