Cimodo virus belongs to a novel lineage of reoviruses isolated from African mosquitoes.
A novel reovirus, designated Cimodo virus (CMDV), was isolated from mosquitoes collected in a rainforest region in Côte d'Ivoire. The entire genome comprised 24 835 bp divided into 12 segments ranging from 585 to 4080 bp. The icosahedral non-enveloped virions were 80 nm in diameter. Eight major viral proteins of about 150, 135, 120, 80, 66, 59, 42 and 30 kDa were identified and seven proteins were mapped to the corresponding genome segments by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Predicted protein genes diverged by >77 % encoded amino acids from their closest reovirus relatives. The deep phylogenetic branching suggests that CMDV defines an as-yet-unidentified genus within the subfamily Spinareovirinae.
Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Bonn, Germany.
Kyra
K
Hermanns
Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Bonn, Germany.
Florian
F
Zirkel
Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas
A
Kurth
Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Bonn, Germany.
Christian
C
Drosten
Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Bonn, Germany.
Sandra
S
Junglen
D000818:Animals; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure
D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins