Discovery of Lanama Virus, a Distinct Member of Species <i>Kunsagivirus C</i> (<i>Picornavirales</i>: <i>Picornaviridae</i>), in Wild Vervet Monkeys (<i>Chlorocebus pygerythrus</i>)
Jens H. Kuhn,
Samuel D. Sibley,
Colin A. Chapman,
Nick J. Knowles,
Michael Lauck,
Joshua C. Johnson,
Cristine Campos Lawson,
Matthew G. Lackemeyer,
Kim Valenta,
Patrick Omeja,
Peter B. Jahrling,
David H. O’Connor,
Tony L. Goldberg
Affiliations
Jens H. Kuhn
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Samuel D. Sibley
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Colin A. Chapman
Department of Anthropology, Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Nick J. Knowles
The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, UK
Michael Lauck
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
Joshua C. Johnson
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Cristine Campos Lawson
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Matthew G. Lackemeyer
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Kim Valenta
Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
Patrick Omeja
Makerere University Biological Field Station, P.O. Box 409, Fort Portal, Uganda
Peter B. Jahrling
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
David H. O’Connor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
Tony L. Goldberg
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
We report the discovery and sequence-based molecular characterization of a novel virus, lanama virus (LNMV), in blood samples obtained from two wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), sampled near Lake Nabugabo, Masaka District, Uganda. Sequencing of the complete viral genomes and subsequent phylogenetic analysis identified LNMV as a distinct member of species Kunsagivirus C, in the undercharacterized picornavirid genus Kunsagivirus.
