Complete Genome Sequences of Two Middelburg Viruses Isolated from Arthropods in the Central African Republic

Vianney Tricou (1) , Nicolas Berthet (2) , Stéphane Descorps-Declere (3) , Emmanuel Nakouné (1) , Mirdad Kazanji (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de Bangui
2 EPVO (UMR_3569 / U-Pasteur_3) - Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes
3 Bioanalyse génomique (Plate-Forme)

ABSTRACT Arboviral diseases are a major threat to human and animal health today. Analysis of whole-genome sequences of decades-old arboviral strains may bring new insights into the viral evolution that might have facilitated outbreaks. Here, we report the whole-genome sequences of two Middelburg viruses isolated several decades ago in the Central African Republic.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Vianney Tricou, Nicolas Berthet, Stéphane Descorps-Declere, Emmanuel Nakouné, Mirdad Kazanji. Complete Genome Sequences of Two Middelburg Viruses Isolated from Arthropods in the Central African Republic. Genome Announcements, 2014, 2 (5), ⟨10.1128/genomeA.01078-14⟩. ⟨pasteur-03516028⟩