Volume 18, Number 10—October 2012
Dispatch
Schmallenberg Virus as Possible Ancestor of Shamonda Virus
Katja V. Goller<SUP>1</SUP>, Dirk Höper<SUP>1</SUP>, Horst Schirrmeier, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, and Martin Beer
Author affiliations: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
Abstract
Schmallenberg virus (SBV), an orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup, recently emerged in Europe and has been suggested to be a Shamonda/Sathuperi virus reassortant. Results of full-genome and serologic investigations indicate that SBV belongs to the species Sathuperi virus and is a possible ancestor of the reassortant Shamonda virus.
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Schmallenberg Virus as Possible Ancestor of Shamonda Virus
Katja V. Goller<SUP>1</SUP>, Dirk Höper<SUP>1</SUP>, Horst Schirrmeier, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, and Martin Beer
Author affiliations: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
Abstract
Schmallenberg virus (SBV), an orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup, recently emerged in Europe and has been suggested to be a Shamonda/Sathuperi virus reassortant. Results of full-genome and serologic investigations indicate that SBV belongs to the species Sathuperi virus and is a possible ancestor of the reassortant Shamonda virus.
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