A novel Bunyavirus from the soft tick, <i>Argas vespertilionis</i>, in Japan

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  • OBA Mami
    Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3–5–8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183–8509, Japan
  • OMATSU Tsutomu
    Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3–5–8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183–8509, Japan
  • TAKANO Ai
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science,Yamaguchi University, 1677–1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753–8515, Japan
  • FUJITA Hiromi
    Mahara Institute of Medical Acarology, Anan 779–1510, Tokushima, Japan
  • SATO Kozue
    Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1–23–1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162–8640, Japan
  • NAKAMOTO Atsushi
    University Education Center, University of the Ryukyu, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 903–0213, Japan
  • TAKAHASHI Mamoru
    Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350–0495, Japan
  • TAKADA Nobuhiro
    Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23–3 Eiheiji, Fukui 910–1193, Japan
  • KAWABATA Hiroki
    Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1–23–1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162–8640, Japan
  • ANDO Shuji
    Department of Virology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1–23–1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162–8640, Japan
  • MIZUTANI Tetsuya
    Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3–5–8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183–8509, Japan

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  • A novel Bunyavirus from the soft tick, Argas vespertilionis, in Japan

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Soft ticks, Argas vespertilionis, were collected from feces of bats in Japan. Cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed after inoculating the homogenates of ticks to Vero cells. Sequencing of RNA extracted from the cell supernatant was performed by next generation sequencer. The contigs had identity to segments of Bunyaviruses, Issyk-Kul virus. The identities of segment L, M and S were only 77, 76 and 79% to Issyk-Kul virus, respectively. Therefore, we named this novel virus Soft tick bunyavirus (STBV). In the phylogenetic tree, segment L of STBV was closely related to a cluster consisting of the genus Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae.

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