Genome Sequences of Five Arenaviruses from Pygmy Mice (Mus minutoides) in Sierra Leone
Abstract
The genome sequences of five strains of a mammarenavirus were assembled from metagenomic data from pygmy mice ( Mus minutoides ) captured in Sierra Leone. The nearest fully sequenced relatives of this virus, which was named Seli virus, are lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, Lunk virus, and Ryukyu virus.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 19, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1128/mra.00095-22
Entities
People
- Abdulai Bangura
- Alexandre Tremeau-bravard
- Ana Da Silva Filipe
- Andrew A. Mansaray
- Andrew Davison
- Bankolay B. Sesay
- Brian H Bird
- Bruno M Ghersi
- David J. Wolking
- Dickson Kargbo
- Edwin G. Lavalie
- Emmanuel Amara
- James Bangura
- Jenna Nichols
- Joseph Hughes
- Marilyn C. Kanu
- Matej Vučak
- Mohamed A. Vandi
- Mohamed Alpha Bah
- Mohamed Turay
- Osman T. Kanu
- Patrick Swaray
- Steven Fornie
- Thomas T. Samba
- Victor Lungay
- Willie Robert
Organizations
- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre For Virus Research
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation
- University of California
- University of Makeni