TY - JOUR
T1 - Viral diversity of Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing cattle in southern Brazil
AU - Souza, William Marciel de
AU - Fumagalli, Marcílio Jorge
AU - Torres Carrasco, Adriano de Oliveira
AU - Romeiro, Marilia Farignoli
AU - Modha, Sejal
AU - Seki, Meire Christina
AU - Gheller, Janaína Menegazzo
AU - Daffre, Sirlei
AU - Nunes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira
AU - Murcia, Pablo Ramiro
AU - Acrani, Gustavo Olszanski
AU - Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, The Author(s).
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Ticks are ectoparasites spread worldwide and are well known as vectors of many viruses of great importance to human and animal health. However, the viral diversity in ticks is still poorly understood, particularly in South America. Here we characterized the viral diversity present in Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing cattle in the southern region of Brazil using metagenomics. Our study revealed the presence of viruses that had not been previously described in the region, including lihan tick virus (Phenuiviridae family) and wuhan tick virus 2 (Chuviridae family), as well as expands the biogeography of jingmen tick virus (Flaviviridae family) in Brazil. Also, we described three novel tymoviruses (Tymovirales order), named guarapuava tymovirus-like 1 to 3. We described the genomic and phylogenetic characterization of these viruses. Our study sheds light on the viral diversity of Rhipicephalus microplus in South America, and also expands the biogeography of tick viruses that were previously described only in Asia.
AB - Ticks are ectoparasites spread worldwide and are well known as vectors of many viruses of great importance to human and animal health. However, the viral diversity in ticks is still poorly understood, particularly in South America. Here we characterized the viral diversity present in Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing cattle in the southern region of Brazil using metagenomics. Our study revealed the presence of viruses that had not been previously described in the region, including lihan tick virus (Phenuiviridae family) and wuhan tick virus 2 (Chuviridae family), as well as expands the biogeography of jingmen tick virus (Flaviviridae family) in Brazil. Also, we described three novel tymoviruses (Tymovirales order), named guarapuava tymovirus-like 1 to 3. We described the genomic and phylogenetic characterization of these viruses. Our study sheds light on the viral diversity of Rhipicephalus microplus in South America, and also expands the biogeography of tick viruses that were previously described only in Asia.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-018-34630-1
DO - 10.1038/s41598-018-34630-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 30397237
AN - SCOPUS:85056126969
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 8
JO - Scientific reports
JF - Scientific reports
IS - 1
M1 - 16315
ER -