Shimoni bat lyssavirus
Species of virus
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Virus classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Monjiviricetes |
Order: | Mononegavirales |
Family: | Rhabdoviridae |
Genus: | Lyssavirus |
Species: | Shimoni bat lyssavirus |
Shimoni bat lyssavirus is a Lyssavirus which was discovered in Kenya in 2009. It bears significant similarities to the Lyssavirus Lagos bat virus. The virus was isolated from the brain of a dead Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni), which is likely the natural reservoir of the virus.[1][2]
References
- ^ Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Mayer, Anne E.; Niezgoda, Michael; Markotter, Wanda; Agwanda, Bernard; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E. (2010). "Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus". Virus Research. 149 (2): 197–210. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.018. PMID 20138934.
- ^ Kuzmin IV, Turmelle AS, Agwanda B, Markotter W, Niezgoda M, Breiman RF, Rupprecht CE (November 2011). "Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) is the likely reservoir of Shimoni bat virus". Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 11 (11): 1465–1470. doi:10.1089/vbz.2011.0663. hdl:2263/18058. PMID 21867415.
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