Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
J Gen Virol. 2011 Jun;92(Pt 6):1445-1453. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.029389-0. Epub 2011 Feb 16.
Genomic and antigenic characterization of Aguacate virus, a tentative species of the genus Phlebovirus, and three other unclassified viruses, Armero virus, Durania virus and Ixcanal virus, demonstrate a close relationship to one another. They are distinct from the other nine recognized species within the genus Phlebovirus. We propose to designate them as a new (tenth) serogroup or species (Aguacate virus) within the genus. The four viruses were all isolated from phlebotomine sandflies (Lutzomyia sp.) collected in Central and South America. Aguacate virus appears to be a natural reassortant and serves as one more example of the high frequency of reassortment in this genus.
瓜卡病毒、阿罗莫病毒、杜兰尼亚病毒和伊克斯卡纳尔病毒的基因组和抗原特征表明它们彼此密切相关。它们与该属内其他九个已确认的种明显不同。我们建议将它们指定为该属内的一个新（第十）血清群或种（瓜卡病毒）。这四种病毒均从中美洲和南美洲采集的白蛉（Lutzomyia sp.）中分离得到。瓜卡病毒似乎是一种自然重组病毒，这进一步证明了该属内重组的高频率。
