title: Genetic Diversity of Talpa Europaea and Nova Hanta Virus (NVAV) in France.
abstract: Nova hantavirus (NVAV) was first identified in a single European mole (Talpa europaea), captured in Hungary. Analysis of lung tissues from 94 moles captured in France revealed NVAV in 50%. Based on the genetic diversity of the cytochromebmtDNA, moles collected in Poitiers and Bordeaux were more closely related to the Iberian mole (T. occidentalis), a species previously assumed to be restricted to the Iberian Peninsula. Several hypotheses are discussed to explain these observations: 1) presence of hitherto unnoticedT. occidentalisin southwestern France; 2) existence of an ancient mitochondrial introgression phenomenon between the twoTalpaspecies, producing a particular phenotype in some hybrids; 3) existence of a hybrid zone between the two species; and 4) existence of a newTalpaspecies. NVAV was not detected in the southwestern moles, which begs the question of the potential presence of a particular Hantavirus sp. in this population and/or in the Iberian moles.
authors.affiliation: UMR CNRS 7205, MNHN, 51, rue Buffon, 75231 Paris cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hugot
authors.affiliation: Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University Of Hawaii At Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Se Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: UNIV-BARCELONA, Facultad de Farmacia-Parasitología, Avda. Diagonal s/n 8028 - Barcelona, Espagne.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feliu
authors.affiliation: Universitat AutÒnoma De Barcelona, Unitat de Zoologia, Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Facultat de Biociències, 08193-Cerdanyola del Vallès, Espagne.
authors.forename: Jacint
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ventur
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Research Group, Faculty of Science, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon thani 41000 Thailand.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.affiliation: Taup'Green France, BP 19 92201, Neuilly sur Seine, France.
authors.forename: Jerôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dormion
authors.affiliation: Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University Of Hawaii At Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yanagihara
authors.affiliation: UMR CNRS 7205, MNHN, 51, rue Buffon, 75231 Paris cedex, France.
authors.forename: Violaine
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicolas
keywords: Hantavirus; NVAV; Talpa europaea; Talpa occidentalis; phylogenetics; phylogeography