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01.08.2012 | Brief Report
First record of a mosquito iridescent virus in Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae)
verfasst von:
Evangelina Muttis, Solange A. B. Miele, Mariano N. Belaich, Maria V. Micieli, James J. Becnel, Pablo D. Ghiringhelli, Juan J. García
Erschienen in:
Archives of Virology
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Ausgabe 8/2012
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Abstract
The mosquito iridescent viruses (MIVs) are large icosahedral DNA viruses that replicate and assemble in the cytoplasm of the host. Paracrystalline arrangements of virions that accumulate in the cytoplasm produce an iridescent color that is symptomatic of acute infections. In August 2010, we found larvae of Culex pipiens with these symptoms in suburban ditches around the city of La Plata, Argentina. Electron microscope studies, DNA sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of the major capsid protein confirmed this as the first record of an MIV in C. Pipiens.