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ISOLATION OF SINDBIS (ALPHAVIRUS) AND LEANYER VIRUSES FROM MOSQUITOES COLLECTED IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, 1974
Author(s) -
Doherty RL,
Carley JG,
Filippich Cheryl,
Kay BH,
Gorman BM,
Rajapaksa N
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1977.47
Subject(s) - alphavirus , sindbis virus , isolation (microbiology) , alphavirus infection , virology , biology , zoology , geography , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , rna , gene
Summary Mosquitoes collected near Darwin, Northern Territory, in 1974 yielded two virus strains. One was identified as Sindbis virus, not previously isolated from the Northern Territory. The other is antigenically distinct from viruses previously isolated from arthropods in Australia, and the name “Leanyer” is proposed for it. Its properties suggest that it may be a togavirus serologically unrelated to available alphaviruses and flaviviruses.