Highly Divergent Genetic Variants of Soricid-Borne Altai Virus (<i>Hantaviridae</i>) in Eurasia Suggest Ancient Host-Switching Events

Highly Divergent Genetic Variants of Soricid-Borne Altai Virus (<i>Hantaviridae</i>) in Eurasia Suggest Ancient Host-Switching Events

With the recent discovery of genetically distinct hantaviruses (family <i>Hantaviridae</i>) in shrews (order Eulipotyphla, family <i>Soricidae</i>), the once-conventional view that rodents (order Rodentia) served as the primordial reservoir hosts now appears improbable. The n...

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Main Authors: Hae Ji Kang, Se Hun Gu, Liudmila N. Yashina, Joseph A. Cook, Richard Yanagihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Hantaviridae</i>
hantavirus
shrew
viral evolution
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/9/857

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