title: [TULA HANTAVIRUS IN CRIMEA].
abstract: Genetic evidence of the Tula virus (TULV) in Crimea region of Russia is presented. Based on the reverse transcription PCR and subsequent sequence analysis, a total of 4 RNA isolates of the TULV were identified from the tissue samples of the Altai voles Microtus obscurus captured in the Bakhchisaray district of the Republic Crimea. Phylogenetic analysis of the S-, M-, and L-segment sequences of the Crimean TULV strains showed that they formed distinct genetic lineage, Russia IV, in the TULV variant. New sequences were most closely related to the lineage Russia I sequences obtained from common vole (M. arvalis) captured in the Tula region in Central Russia
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Yashina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Zaykovskaya
authors.lastname: Protopopova E K
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Babkin
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Malyshev
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Tovpinets
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Evstafiev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000821:virology; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography; D012426:Russia