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Wu Z, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Lu K, Zhu W, Feng S, Qi J, Niu G. Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus with a global threat. mSphere 2023; 8:e0028123. [PMID: 37702505 PMCID: PMC10597410 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00281-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), belonging to the Flaviviridae family, is a novel segmented RNA virus identified in 2014 in the Jingmen region of Hubei Province, China. Up to now, JMTV has been detected in a variety of countries or regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving a wide range of arthropods and mammals, and even humans. The JMTV genome is composed of four linear RNA segments, two of which are derived from flaviviruses, while the other two segments are unique to JMTV and has no matching virus. Currently, JMTV has been shown to have a pathogenic effect on humans. Humans who had been infected would develop viremia and variable degrees of clinical symptoms. However, the pathogenic mechanism of JMTV has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, it is crucial to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance and laboratory studies of JMTV.
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- Zhen Wu
- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Tianjin Customs Port Out-Patient Department, Tianjin International Travel Healthcare Center, Tianjin, Hebei, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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Litov AG, Okhezin EV, Kholodilov IS, Polienko AE, Karganova GG. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction System for Alongshan Virus Detection. Methods Protoc 2023; 6:79. [PMID: 37736962 PMCID: PMC10514782 DOI: 10.3390/mps6050079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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The recently discovered Jingmenvirus group includes viruses with a segmented genome, RNA of a positive polarity, and several proteins with distant homology to the proteins of the members of the genus Orthoflavivirus. Some Jingmenvirus group members, namely the Alongshan virus (ALSV) and Jingmen tick virus, are reported to be tick-borne human pathogens that can cause a wide variety of symptoms. The ALSV is widely distributed in Eurasia, yet no reliable assay that can detect it exists. We describe a qPCR system for ALSV detection. Our data showed that this system can detect as little as 104 copies of the ALSV in a sample. The system showed no amplification of the common tick-borne viruses circulating in Eurasia, i.e., the Yanggou tick virus-which is another Jingmenvirus group member-or some known members of the genus Orthoflavivirus. The qPCR system was tested and had no nonspecific signal for the Ixodes ricinus, I. persulcatus, Dermacentor reticulatus, D. marginatus, Haemaphysalis concinna, and H. japonica ticks. The qPCR system had no nonspecific signal for human and sheep serum as well. Overall, the qPCR system described here can be used for reliable and quantitative ALSV detection.
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- Alexander G. Litov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI “Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS” (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia; (E.V.O.); (I.S.K.); (A.E.P.); (G.G.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI “Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS” (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia; (E.V.O.); (I.S.K.); (A.E.P.); (G.G.K.)
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI “Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS” (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia; (E.V.O.); (I.S.K.); (A.E.P.); (G.G.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI “Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS” (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia; (E.V.O.); (I.S.K.); (A.E.P.); (G.G.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI “Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS” (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia; (E.V.O.); (I.S.K.); (A.E.P.); (G.G.K.)
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Litov AG, Okhezin EV, Kholodilov IS, Belova OA, Karganova GG. Conserved Sequences in the 5' and 3' Untranslated Regions of Jingmenvirus Group Representatives. Viruses 2023; 15:v15040971. [PMID: 37112951 PMCID: PMC10141212 DOI: 10.3390/v15040971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The Jingmenvirus group (JVG), with members such as Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), Alongshan virus (ALSV), Yanggou tick virus (YGTV), and Takachi virus (TAKV), is drawing attention due to evidence of it causing disease in humans and its unique genome architecture. In the current work, complete untranslated regions (UTRs) of four strains of ALSV and eight strains of YGTV were obtained. An analysis of these sequences, as well as JVG sequences from GenBank, uncovered several regions within viral UTRs that were highly conserved for all the segments and viruses. Bioinformatics predictions suggested that the UTRs of all the segments of YGTV, ALSV, and JMTV could form similar RNA structures. The most notable feature of these structures was a stable stem-loop with one (5' UTR) or two (3' UTR) AAGU tetraloops on the end of a hairpin.
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- Alexander G Litov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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Colmant AMG, Charrel RN, Coutard B. Jingmenviruses: Ubiquitous, understudied, segmented flavi-like viruses. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:997058. [PMID: 36299728 PMCID: PMC9589506 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.997058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Jingmenviruses are a group of viruses identified recently, in 2014, and currently classified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses as unclassified Flaviviridae. These viruses closely related to flaviviruses are unique due to the segmented nature of their genome. The prototype jingmenvirus, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), was discovered in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from China in 2010. Jingmenviruses genomes are composed of four to five segments, encoding for up to seven structural proteins and two non-structural proteins, both of which display strong similarities with flaviviral non-structural proteins (NS2B/NS3 and NS5). Jingmenviruses are currently separated into two phylogenetic clades. One clade includes tick- and vertebrate-associated jingmenviruses, which have been detected in ticks and mosquitoes, as well as in humans, cattle, monkeys, bats, rodents, sheep, and tortoises. In addition to these molecular and serological detections, over a hundred human patients tested positive for jingmenviruses after developing febrile illness and flu-like symptoms in China and Serbia. The second phylogenetic clade includes insect-associated jingmenvirus sequences, which have been detected in a wide range of insect species, as well as in crustaceans, plants, and fungi. In addition to being found in various types of hosts, jingmenviruses are endemic, as they have been detected in a wide range of environments, all over the world. Taken together, all of these elements show that jingmenviruses correspond exactly to the definition of emerging viruses at risk of causing a pandemic, since they are already endemic, have a close association with arthropods, are found in animals in close contact with humans, and have caused sporadic cases of febrile illness in multiple patients. Despite these arguments, the vast majority of published data is from metagenomics studies and many aspects of jingmenvirus replication remain to be elucidated, such as their tropism, cycle of transmission, structure, and mechanisms of replication and restriction or epidemiology. It is therefore crucial to prioritize jingmenvirus research in the years to come, to be prepared for their emergence as human or veterinary pathogens.
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Ogola EO, Kopp A, Bastos ADS, Slothouwer I, Marklewitz M, Omoga D, Rotich G, Getugi C, Sang R, Torto B, Junglen S, Tchouassi DP. Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Kenya. Viruses 2022; 14:1041. [PMID: 35632782 PMCID: PMC9147648 DOI: 10.3390/v14051041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is an arbovirus with a multisegmented genome related to those of unsegmented flaviviruses. The virus first described in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected in Jingmen city (Hubei Province, China) in 2010 is associated with febrile illness in humans. Since then, the geographic range has expanded to include Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and Uganda. However, the ecology of JMTV remains poorly described in Africa. We screened adult ticks (n = 4550, 718 pools) for JMTV infection by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Ticks were collected from cattle (n = 859, 18.88%), goats (n = 2070, 45.49%), sheep (n = 1574, 34.59%), and free-ranging tortoises (Leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis) (n = 47, 1.03%) in two Kenyan pastoralist-dominated areas (Baringo and Kajiado counties) with a history of undiagnosed febrile human illness. Surprisingly, ticks collected from goats (0.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1-0.5), sheep (1.8%, 95% CI 1.2-2.5), and tortoise (74.5%, 95% CI 60.9-85.4, were found infected with JMTV, but ticks collected from cattle were all negative. JMTV ribonucleic acid (RNA) was also detected in blood from tortoises (66.7%, 95% CI 16.1-97.7). Intragenetic distance of JMTV sequences originating from tortoise-associated ticks was greater than that of sheep-associated ticks. Phylogenetic analyses of seven complete-coding genome sequences generated from tortoise-associated ticks formed a monophyletic clade within JMTV strains from other countries. In summary, our findings confirm the circulation of JMTV in ticks in Kenya. Further epidemiological surveys are needed to assess the potential public health impact of JMTV in Kenya.
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- Edwin O. Ogola
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Off Raila Odinga Way, Nairobi P.O. Box 54840-00200, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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Detection of Jingmenviruses in Japan with Evidence of Vertical Transmission in Ticks. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122547. [PMID: 34960816 PMCID: PMC8709010 DOI: 10.3390/v13122547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) and the related jingmenvirus-termed Alongshan virus are recognized as globally emerging human pathogenic tick-borne viruses. These viruses have been detected in various mammals and invertebrates, although their natural transmission cycles remain unknown. JMTV and a novel jingmenvirus, tentatively named Takachi virus (TAKV), have now been identified during a surveillance of tick-borne viruses in Japan. JMTV was shown to be distributed across extensive areas of Japan and has been detected repeatedly at the same collection sites over several years, suggesting viral circulation in natural transmission cycles in these areas. Interestingly, these jingmenviruses may exist in a host tick species-specific manner. Vertical transmission of the virus in host ticks in nature was also indicated by the presence of JMTV in unfed host-questing Amblyomma testudinarium larvae. Further epidemiological surveillance and etiological studies are necessary to assess the status and risk of jingmenvirus infection in Japan.
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Paraskevopoulou S, Käfer S, Zirkel F, Donath A, Petersen M, Liu S, Zhou X, Drosten C, Misof B, Junglen S. Viromics of extant insect orders unveil the evolution of the flavi-like superfamily. Virus Evol 2021; 7:veab030. [PMID: 34026271 PMCID: PMC8129625 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veab030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Insects are the most diversified and species-rich group of animals and harbor an immense diversity of viruses. Several taxa in the flavi-like superfamily, such as the genus Flavivirus, are associated with insects; however, systematic studies on insect virus genetic diversity are lacking, limiting our understanding of the evolution of the flavi-like superfamily. Here, we examined the diversity of flavi-like viruses within the most complete and up-to-date insect transcriptome collection comprising 1,243 insect species by employing a Flaviviridae RdRp profile hidden Markov model search. We identified seventy-six viral sequences in sixty-one species belonging to seventeen insect, one entognathan, and one arachnidan orders. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that twenty-seven sequences fell within the Flaviviridae phylogeny but did not group with established genera. Despite the large diversity of insect hosts studied, we only detected one virus in a blood-feeding insect, which branched within the genus Flavivirus, indicating that this genus likely diversified only in hematophagous arthropods. Nine new jingmenviruses with novel host associations were identified. One of the jingmenviruses established a deep rooting lineage additional to the insect- and tick-associated clades. Segment co-segregation phylogenies support the separation of tick- and insect-associated groups within jingmenviruses, with evidence for segment reassortment. In addition, fourteen viruses grouped with unclassified flaviviruses encompassing genome length of up to 20 kb. Species-specific clades for Hymenopteran- and Orthopteran-associated viruses were identified. Forty-nine viruses populated three highly diversified clades in distant relationship to Tombusviridae, a plant-infecting virus family, suggesting the detection of three previously unknown insect-associated families that contributed to tombusvirus evolution.
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- Sofia Paraskevopoulou
- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua E Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua E Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Charité, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Charité, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Kholodilov IS, Belova OA, Morozkin ES, Litov AG, Ivannikova AY, Makenov MT, Shchetinin AM, Aibulatov SV, Bazarova GK, Bell-Sakyi L, Bespyatova LA, Bugmyrin SV, Chernetsov N, Chernokhaeva LL, Gmyl LV, Khaisarova AN, Khalin AV, Klimentov AS, Kovalchuk IV, Luchinina SV, Medvedev SG, Nafeev AA, Oorzhak ND, Panjukova EV, Polienko AE, Purmak KA, Romanenko EN, Rozhdestvenskiy EN, Saryglar AA, Shamsutdinov AF, Solomashchenko NI, Trifonov VA, Volchev EG, Vovkotech PG, Yakovlev AS, Zhurenkova OB, Gushchin VA, Karan LS, Karganova GG. Geographical and Tick-Dependent Distribution of Flavi-Like Alongshan and Yanggou Tick Viruses in Russia. Viruses 2021; 13:458. [PMID: 33799742 PMCID: PMC7998622 DOI: 10.3390/v13030458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The genus Flavivirus includes related, unclassified segmented flavi-like viruses, two segments of which have homology with flavivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase NS5 and RNA helicase-protease NS3. This group includes such viruses as Jingmen tick virus, Alongshan virus, Yanggou tick virus and others. We detected the Yanggou tick virus in Dermacentor nuttalli and Dermacentor marginatus ticks in two neighbouring regions of Russia. The virus prevalence ranged from 0.5% to 8.0%. We detected RNA of the Alongshan virus in 44 individuals or pools of various tick species in eight regions of Russia. The virus prevalence ranged from 0.6% to 7.8%. We demonstrated the successful replication of the Yanggou tick virus and Alongshan virus in IRE/CTVM19 and HAE/CTVM8 tick cell lines without a cytopathic effect. According to the phylogenetic analysis, we divided the Alongshan virus into two groups: an Ixodes persulcatus group and an Ixodes ricinus group. In addition, the I. persulcatus group can be divided into European and Asian subgroups. We found amino acid signatures specific to the I. ricinus and I. persulcatus groups and also distinguished between the European and Asian subgroups of the I. persulcatus group.
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- Ivan S. Kholodilov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.S.); (V.A.G.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Altai Antiplague Station of Rospotrebnadzor, 649000 Gorno-Altaisk, Russia;
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK;
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- Laboratory for Animal and Plant Parasitology, Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia; (L.A.B.); (S.V.B.)
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- Laboratory for Animal and Plant Parasitology, Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia; (L.A.B.); (S.V.B.)
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- Laboratory of Ornithology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia;
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia;
- Laboratory of Biology and Indication of Arboviruses, Department Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Stavropol Territory, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (I.V.K.); (N.I.S.)
- Stavropol State Medical University, 355017 Stavropol, Russia
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- Infectious Disease Hospital, 667003 Kyzyl, Russia; (N.D.O.); (A.A.S.)
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- Kazan Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Rospotrebnadzor, 420015 Kazan, Russia; (A.F.S.); (V.A.T.)
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- Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Stavropol Territory, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (I.V.K.); (N.I.S.)
- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- Kazan Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Rospotrebnadzor, 420015 Kazan, Russia; (A.F.S.); (V.A.T.)
- Kazan State Medical Academy—Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE «Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Postgraduate Education» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Living Systems Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, Russia;
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.S.); (V.A.G.)
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov MSU, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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Morozov SY, Lazareva EA, Solovyev AG. Sequence Relationships of RNA Helicases and Other Proteins Encoded by Blunervirus RNAs Highlight Recombinant Evolutionary Origin of Kitaviral Genomes. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:561092. [PMID: 33193144 PMCID: PMC7658314 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.561092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sergey Y Morozov
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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