Amur virus (AMRV) is a zoonotic negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It may be a member of the genus Orthohantavirus, but it has not be definitively classified as a species and may only be a strain.[1] It has been identified as a causative agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.[2][3]
| Amur virus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthohantavirus (?) |
| Virus: | Amur virus |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Genome
The complete genome sequence Amur virus has been isolated from a sample obtained from Apodemus peninsulae in Northeastern China.[3] AMRV strains from China and Far East and Soochong virus (SOOV) (especially SOO-1/2 strains from Northeastern Korea) were found to share high identities of nucleotide sequences and were monophyletic distinct from Apodemus agrarius HTNV. Two genetic sublineages of SOOV exist, but findings suggest that AMRV and SOOV are different strains of the same hantavirus.[4]
Reservoir
The virus is reported to be carried by Korean field mice (Apodemus peninsulae) in the Far East of Russia, China, and Korea.[4]
See also
References
External links
- IUCN
- Yashina L, Mishin V, Zdanovskaya N, Schmaljohn C, Ivanov L (2001). "A newly discovered variant of a hantavirus in Apodemus peninsulae, far Eastern Russia". Emerging Infect. Dis. 7 (5): 912–3. doi:10.3201/eid0705.017530. PMC 2631886. PMID 11747715.
- Serizawa K, Suzuki H, Iwasa MA, Tsuchiya K, Pavlenko MV, Kartavtseva IV, Chelomina GN, Dokuchaev NE, Han SH (2002). "A spatial aspect on mitochondrial DNA genealogy in Apodemus peninsulae from East Asia". Biochem. Genet. 40 (5–6): 149–61. doi:10.1023/A:1015841424598. PMID 12137330. S2CID 9377381.