Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Sindbis viruses from mosquitoes in Germany

Hanna Jöst; Alexandra Bialonski; Volker Storch; Stephan Günther; Norbert Becker; Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit

doi:10.1128/JCM.00037-10

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Sindbis viruses from mosquitoes in Germany

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 May;48(5):1900-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00037-10. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Authors

Hanna Jöst¹, Alexandra Bialonski, Volker Storch, Stephan Günther, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit

Affiliation

¹ German Mosquito Control Association (KABS), Waldsee, Germany.

Abstract

A molecular survey of 16,057 mosquitoes captured in Southwest Germany during the summer of 2009 demonstrated the presence of Sindbis virus (SINV) in Culex spp. and Anopheles maculipennis sensu lato. Phylogenetic analysis of the German SINV strains linked them with Swedish SINV strains, the causative agent of Ockelbo disease in humans.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anopheles / virology*
Cluster Analysis
Culex / virology*
Genotype
Germany
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny*
RNA, Viral / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sindbis Virus / classification*
Sindbis Virus / genetics
Sindbis Virus / isolation & purification*

Substances

RNA, Viral

Associated data

GENBANK/GU361115
GENBANK/GU361116
GENBANK/GU361117
GENBANK/GU361118
GENBANK/GU361119
GENBANK/GU361120