Discovery and Genetic Characterization of Novel Paramyxoviruses Related to the Genus <i>Henipavirus</i> in <i>Crocidura</i> Species in the Republic of Korea

Discovery and Genetic Characterization of Novel Paramyxoviruses Related to the Genus <i>Henipavirus</i> in <i>Crocidura</i> Species in the Republic of Korea

Paramyxoviruses, negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, pose a critical threat to human public health. Currently, 78 species, 17 genera, and 4 subfamilies of paramyxoviruses are harbored by multiple natural reservoirs, including rodents, bats, birds, reptiles, and fish. Henipaviruses are critic...

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Main Authors: Seung-Ho Lee, Kijin Kim, Jongwoo Kim, Jin Sun No, Kyungmin Park, Shailesh Budhathoki, Seung Ho Lee, Jingyeong Lee, Seung Hye Cho, Seungchan Cho, Geum-Young Lee, Jusun Hwang, Heung-Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Chang-Sub Uhm, Won-Keun Kim, Jin-Won Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Crocidura</i> paramyxovirus
novel virus discovery
next-generation sequencing
genetic characterization and diversity
potential zoonosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2020

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