Mapputta and Maprik Viruses Sequenced

This research describes the specific genome sequence of Mapputta and Maprik viruses as well as a new virus, the Buffalo Creek virus, that is a candidate for inclusion in the Mapputta group. Genetic analyses have revealed that these viruses are similar to Australian bunyaviruses isolated from mosquitoes and that these likely constitute one of the earliest diverging groups of the Orthobunyavirus genome. These viruses may play a role in future human or animal disease, and therefore knowing more about their specific genome sequences contributes broadly to the pool of scientific knowledge about Bunyaviruses.

To read the primary literature of this research, see the paper below:

"Genomic Characterisation of Three Mapputta Group Viruses, a Serogroup of Australian and Papua New Guinean Bunyaviruses Associated with Human Disease." Gauci et al. PLos ONE. 2015. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0116561

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