Discovery of Lanama Virus, a Distinct Member of Species Kunsagivirus C (Picornavirales: Picornaviridae), in Wild Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

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

doi:10.3390/v12121436

Viruses (Dec 2020)

Discovery of Lanama Virus, a Distinct Member of Species Kunsagivirus C (Picornavirales: Picornaviridae), in Wild Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v12121436
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 12
p. 1436

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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.

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ISSN: 1999-4915 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
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