Characterization of the Gamboa Virus serogroup (Orthobunyavirus Genus, Peribunyaviridae Family)

• Autor(a) principal: Chiang, Jannifer Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Souza, William Marciel de, Nunes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira, Acrani, Gustavo Olszanski, Rosa, Amélia Paes de Andrade Travassos da, Freitas, Nelma Mesquita de, Silva, Sandro Patroca da, Silva, Pedro Henrique Dorta de, Sousa, Alana Watanabe de, Rodrigues, Sueli Guerreiro, Quaresma, Juarez Antônio Simões, Dutary, Bedsy, Guzmán, Hilda, Vasilakis, NIkos, Tesh, Robert B, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Digital do Instituto Evandro Chagas (Patuá)
• Texto Completo: https://patua.iec.gov.br/handle/iec/3082
• topic: Galinhas / virologia; Orthobunyavirus / patogenicidade; Infecções por Arbovirus; Vírus Gamboa

Comprehensive comparative phylogenetic analyses were performed on 17 Gamboa serogroup viruses (GAMSVs) from distinct geographic regions in the Americas and other representative members of the genus Orthobunyavirus (Peribunyaviridae), based on small (S), medium (M), and large (L) open reading frame full-length and partial sequences. Genome characterization showed that the GAMSVs divide into four clades or genotypes. The GAMSVs have a genetic organization similar to other orthobunyaviruses, except that they have a larger NSm protein than other orthobunyaviruses. A serosurvey for Gamboa virus antibodies was performed in plasma from birds, other wild animals, and humans living around the Tucuruí hydroelectric dam in Pará state, northern Brazil, a known focus of GAMSV activity. Newborn chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) were experimentally infected with a GAMSV, and the pathogenesis is described. Histopathological changes were primarily in the lungs and liver. Also, a review of the ecology of the GAMSVs in the Americas is included. In sum, this study presents the genomic and evolutionary characterization of the Gamboa group and the potential model of pathogenesis, which would be helpful for diagnostic purposes, epidemiology, and immunopathogenesis studies.