Six Nearly Complete Genome Segments of a Novel Reovirus Identified in Laotian Batflies

Sarah Temmam (1) , Khamsing Vongphayloth (2) , Jeffrey C. Hertz (3) , Ian Sutherland (3, 4) , Bounsavane Douangboubpha (5) , Marc Grandadam (2) , Thomas Bigot (1, 6) , Paul T. Brey (2) , Marc Eloit (1, 7)

1 Biologie des Infections - Biology of Infection
2 Institut Pasteur du Laos
3 NAMRU-2 - Naval Medical Research Unit Two [Singapore]
4 NAS Jacksonville - Naval Air Station Jacksonville
5 National University of Laos
6 Hub Bioinformatique et Biostatistique - Bioinformatics and Biostatistics HUB
7 ENVA - École nationale vétérinaire - Alfort

As part of the characterization of viral communities of Laotian batflies, we report here the sequencing of six nearly complete genome segments of a novel reovirus identified in Laotian batflies that is distantly related to reoviruses recently reported in various Diptera species.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Animal biology; Invertebrate Zoology

Sarah Temmam, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Jeffrey C. Hertz, Ian Sutherland, Bounsavane Douangboubpha, et al.. Six Nearly Complete Genome Segments of a Novel Reovirus Identified in Laotian Batflies. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019, 8 (46), pp.e00733-19. ⟨10.1128/MRA.00733-19⟩. ⟨pasteur-03240194⟩