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Analysis of the nucleocapsid gene brings new insights to the classification of Sigmodontinae-borne hantaviruses

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Hantaviruses, members of the family Bunyaviridae, are the causative agents of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in South America. Hantaviruses are currently classified into species based on the guidelines provided by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. However, a new taxonomic system was proposed recently to classify Sigmodontinae-borne hantaviruses, which are divided currently into three phylogenetic clades corresponding to Andes, Laguna Negra, and Rio Mamore. Analyzing complete nucleocapsid gene sequences of all Sigmodontinae-borne hantaviruses, we propose the addition of a new clade and a fourth group to the already established Andes clade, allowing a better classification of the Sigmodontinae-borne hantaviruses.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Scholarships Number: 12/24150-9), Brazil. We thank Prof. Dr. Eurico de Arruda Neto (School of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo in Ribeirao Preto) for his critical review of the text.

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    William M. Souza & Luiz Tadeu M. Figueiredo

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Souza, W.M., Figueiredo, L.T.M. Analysis of the nucleocapsid gene brings new insights to the classification of Sigmodontinae-borne hantaviruses. Arch Virol 159, 2475–2477 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-014-2088-1

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