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Aedes aegyptifrom Amazon Basin Harbor High Diversity of Novel Viral Species

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Ribeiro, Geovani de Oliveira [1] ; Morais, Vanessa S. [2] ; Costa Monteiro, Fred Julio [3] ; D'Athaide Ribeiro, Edcelha Soares [3] ; Rego, Marlisson Octavio da S. [3] ; Picanco Souto, Raimundo Nonato [4] ; Villanova, Fabiola [1] ; Tahmasebi, Roozbeh [2] ; Hefford, Philip Michael [5] ; Deng, Xutao [6, 7] ; Delwart, Eric [6, 7] ; Sabino, Ester Cerdeira [2] ; Fernandes, Licia Natal [2] ; da Costa, Antonio Charlys [2] ; Leal, Elcio [1]
Total Authors: 15
Affiliation:
[1] Fed Univ Para, Inst Biol Sci, BR-66075000 Belem, Para - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Trop Med, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Hlth Surveillance Superintendence Amapa, Publ Hlth Lab Amapa LACEN AP, BR-68905230 Macapa, Amapa - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Amapa, Arthropoda Lab, BR-68905230 Macapa, Amapa - Brazil
[5] Univ Hosp Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Rd, Plymouth PL6 8DH, Devon - England
[6] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Lab Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 - USA
[7] Vitalant Res Inst, 270 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 - USA
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Viruses-Basel; v. 12, n. 8 AUG 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Viruses are the most diverse and abundant microorganisms on earth, highly adaptive to a wide range of hosts. Viral diversity within invertebrate hosts has gained notoriety in recent years in public health as several such viruses have been of medical importance.Aedes aegyptiserves as a vector for several viruses that have caused epidemics within the last year throughout Brazil; including Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. This study aimed to identify new viral agents withinAedes aegyptimosquito in a city of the Amazonian region, where it is highly endemic. Metagenomic investigation was performed on 60 mosquito pools and viral RNA sequences present in their microbiota were characterized using genomic and phylogenetic tools. In total, we identified five putative novel virus species related to theSobemovirusgenus,Iflavirusgenus andPermutatetraviridaefamily. These findings indicate a diverse taxonomy of viruses present in the mosquito microbiota of the Amazon, the region with the greatest invertebrate diversity in the world. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/01735-2 - Viral metagenomics to track, explain and predict the transmission and spatiotemporal spread of Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in Brazil
Grantee:Ester Cerdeira Sabino
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/21706-5 - Viral metagenomics of mosquitoes captured in the State of São Paulo
Grantee:Vanessa dos Santos Morais
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 17/00021-9 - Viral metagenomics to track, explain and predict the transmission and spatiotemporal spread of Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in Brazil
Grantee:Antonio Charlys da Costa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral