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Distribution and phylogenetic analysis of Culex flavivirus in mosquitoes in China.
Archives of virology - 1 Sept 2015
Liang Wenkai, He Xiaoxia, Liu Guifang, Zhang Shaobai, Fu Shihong, Wang Min, Chen Weixin, He Ying, Tao Xiaoyan, Jiang Hongyue, Lin Xiaojuan, Gao Xiaoyan, Hu Weijun, Liu Yan, Feng Lei, Cao Yuxi, Yang Guang, Jing Chunxia, Liang Guodong, Wang Huanyu
Abstract excerpt
Culex flavivirus (CxFV) is an insect-specific virus of the genus Flavivirus. CxFV strains have been isolated from Cx. pipiens, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and other Cx. species in Asia, Africa, North America, Central America and South America. CxFV was isolated for the first time in China in 2006. As this is a novel flavivirus, we explored the distribution and genetic characteristics of Culex flavivirus in China. A...
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