Genome Sequences of Novel Members of Previously Described DNA and RNA Virus Families, Isolated from Feces of a Drill Monkey in Nigeria

U George; C Simsek; T O C Faleye; O Arowolo; A Oragwa; O M Adewumi; J Matthijnssens; J A Adeniji

doi:10.1128/MRA.00092-20

Genome Sequences of Novel Members of Previously Described DNA and RNA Virus Families, Isolated from Feces of a Drill Monkey in Nigeria

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Apr 23;9(17):e00092-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00092-20.

Authors

U George¹, C Simsek^{2

3}, T O C Faleye^{4

5}, O Arowolo⁶, A Oragwa⁷, O M Adewumi^{8

9}, J Matthijnssens^{2

3}, J A Adeniji^{4

9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.
² Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Virology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
⁵ Center for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
⁶ Viral Vaccines Unit, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.
⁸ Department of Virology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria adewumi1@hotmail.com.
⁹ Infectious Disease Institute, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹⁰ WHO National Polio Laboratory, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Abstract

The genomes of seven novel members of previously described DNA and RNA virus families are described here. These viruses were recovered using a viral metagenomic approach from the stool of a drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) housed in a sanctuary in Cross River State, Nigeria.