The taxonomy of an Australian nodavirus isolated from mosquitoes

David Warrilow; Bixing Huang; Natalee D Newton; Jessica J Harrison; Karyn N Johnson; Weng Kong Chow; Roy A Hall; Jody Hobson-Peters

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210029

The taxonomy of an Australian nodavirus isolated from mosquitoes

PLoS One. 2018 Dec 31;13(12):e0210029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210029. eCollection 2018.

Authors

David Warrilow¹, Bixing Huang¹, Natalee D Newton², Jessica J Harrison², Karyn N Johnson³, Weng Kong Chow⁴, Roy A Hall², Jody Hobson-Peters²

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Virology Laboratory, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Archerfield, Queensland.
² Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Disease Institute, Queensland, Australia.

Abstract

We describe a virus isolated from Culex annulirostris mosquitoes in Australia. Phylogenetic analysis of its RNA-dependent RNA polymerase sequence and that of other related viruses revealed 6 clades, two of which corresponded wholly or partly with existing genera in the family Nodaviridae. There was greater genetic diversity within the family than previously recognized prompting us to suggest that additional genera should be considered within the family.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Australia
Culicidae / virology*
Nodaviridae / genetics*
Nodaviridae / isolation & purification*
Phylogeny*

Grants and funding

This project was funded by the Australian Research Council (https://www.arc.gov.au/) grant number DP120103994 awarded to RAH. JJH and NDN are supported by Australian Postgraduate Awards. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.