Oxbow virus (OXBV) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA orthohantavirus.[1]

Oxbow orthohantavirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Hantaviridae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Species:
Oxbow orthohantavirus

Natural reservoir

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Oxbow virus was isolated from an American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii), captured in Gresham, Oregon, in September 2003.[citation needed]

Virology

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The genome of the Oxbow virus along the full length of the S, M, and partial L-segment nucleotide and amino acid sequences show a low sequence similarity to rodent-borne hantaviruses. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that Oxbow virus and Asama virus are related to soricine shrew-borne hantaviruses found in North America, Europe, and Asia. This suggests both these viruses evolved with cross-species transmission.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kang HJ, Bennett SN, Dizney L, Sumibcay L, Arai S, Ruedas LA, Song JW, Yanagihara R.Host switch during evolution of a genetically distinct hantavirus in the American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii).Virology. 2009 May 25;388(1):8–14.
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