title: Characterization of the Salehabad virus species complex of the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae).
abstract: Genomic and antigenic characterization of the Salehabad virus, a species of the genus Phlebovirus, and four other unclassified phleboviruses (Arbia, Adria, Arumowot and Odrenisrou) demonstrate a serological and genetic relation to one another and are distinct from the eight other recognized species within the genus Phlebovirus. We propose to incorporate these four unclassified viruses as part of the Salehabad species complex within the genus. The known geographical distribution for the members of this species group includes southern Europe, Central Asia and Africa.
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.|Center for Genomic Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Nazir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savji
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, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Aaloki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud 'Carlos III', Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Seco
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: Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: W Ian
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lipkin
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
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001209:Asia, Central; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005060:Europe; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016856:Phlebovirus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058974:Phylogeography; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014713:Viruses, Unclassified
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral