Viruses (2022) 14 (7 - 1489)
Phuoc T. Truong Nguyen, C. Lorna Culverwell, Maija T. Suvanto, Essi M. Korhonen, Ruut Uusitalo, Olli Vapalahti, Teemu Smura and Eili Huhtamo (2022)
Characterisation of the RNA virome of nine Ochlerotatus species in Finland
Viruses 14 (7 - 1489)
Abstract: RNA viromes of nine commonly encountered Ochlerotatus mosquito species collected around Finland in 2015 and 2017 were studied using next-generation sequencing. Mosquito homogenates were sequenced from 91 pools comprising 16–60 morphologically identified adult females of Oc. cantans, Oc. caspius, Oc. communis, Oc. diantaeus, Oc. excrucians, Oc. hexodontus, Oc. intrudens, Oc. pullatus and Oc. punctor/punctodes. In total 514 viral Reverse dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) sequences of 159 virus species were recovered, belonging to 25 families or equivalent rank, as follows: Aliusviridae, Aspiviridae, Botybirnavirus, Chrysoviridae, Chuviridae, Endornaviridae, Flaviviridae, Iflaviridae, Negevirus, Partitiviridae, Permutotetraviridae, Phasmaviridae, Phenuiviridae, Picornaviridae, Qinviridae, Quenyavirus, Rhabdoviridae, Sedoreoviridae, Solemoviridae, Spinareoviridae, Togaviridae, Totiviridae, Virgaviridae, Xinmoviridae and Yueviridae. Of these, 147 are tentatively novel viruses. One sequence of Sindbis virus, which causes Pogosta disease in humans, was detected from Oc. communis from Pohjois-Karjala. This study greatly increases the number of mosquito-associated viruses known from Finland and presents the northern-most mosquito-associated viruses in Europe to date.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aedes cantans | Finland | |||
| Aedes communis | Finland | |||
| Aedes caspius | Finland | |||
| Aedes excrucians | Finland | |||
| Aedes hexodontus | Finland | |||
| Aedes pullatus | Finland | |||
| Aedes intrudens | Finland |
