Xi River virus, a new bat reovirus isolated in southern China

作者：Du Linfeng; Lu Zongji; Fan Yu; Meng Keyin; Jiang Yu; Zhu Yan; Wang Shumin; Gu Wanjun; Zou Xiaohuan; Tu Changchun^*

来源：Archives of Virology, 2010, 155(8): 1295-1299.

DOI：10.1007/s00705-010-0690-4

Nelson Bay orthoreovirus (NBV) is a species in the genus Orthoreovirus, family Reoviridae, containing 4, possibly 5, members. Here, we report a putative sixth member, Xi River virus (XRV), isolated from fruit bats collected in a location near the Xi River, Guangdong Province, China. This virus showed the same electron microscopic morphology as NBV, fusogenic CPE, and a 10-segmented double-strand RNA genome, as well as high sequence identity to NBV members. It is the first bat reovirus isolated in China.

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  东北农业大学; 中国人民解放军军事医学科学院