Full-Length Genome Sequence of a Sindbis Virus Strain Isolated from Culex cinereus in 1977 in Bozo, Central African Republic

Rita Sem Ouilibona (1) , Huguette Tchetgna Simo (2) , Ulrich Vickos (1) , Nicolas Berthet (2, 3) , Emmanuel Nakouné (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de Bangui
2 CIRMF - Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville
3 ERI - Environnement et Risques infectieux - Environment and Infectious Risks

We report here the complete genome sequence of a Sindbis virus (SINV) strain, ArB7761, isolated in 1977 in the Central African Republic. This strain, closely related to the Babanki virus, belongs to the SINV genotype I clade.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Microbiologie et Parasitologie; Virologie

Rita Sem Ouilibona, Huguette Tchetgna Simo, Ulrich Vickos, Nicolas Berthet, Emmanuel Nakouné. Full-Length Genome Sequence of a Sindbis Virus Strain Isolated from Culex cinereus in 1977 in Bozo, Central African Republic. Genome Announcements, 2018, 6 (26), ⟨10.1128/genomeA.00455-18⟩. ⟨pasteur-03516012⟩