The genome sequence of Lone Star virus, a highly divergent bunyavirus found in the Amblyomma americanum tick.

Viruses in the family Bunyaviridae infect a wide range of plant, insect, and animal hosts. Tick-borne bunyaviruses in the Phlebovirus genus, including Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus (SFTSV) in China, Heartland virus (HRTV) in the United States, and Bhanja virus in Eurasia and Afri...

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Main Authors: Andrea Swei, Brandy J Russell, Samia N Naccache, Beniwende Kabre, Narayanan Veeraraghavan, Mark A Pilgard, Barbara J B Johnson, Charles Y Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639253?pdf=render