Diversity and circulation of Jingmen tick virus in ticks and mammals

• DOI: 10.1093/ve/veaa051
• Publication Date: 2020-07-21T19:26:08Z
• Authors: Jing-Jing Guo; Xian-Dan Lin; Yan-Mei Chen; Zong-Yu Hao; Zhao-Xiao Wang; Zhu-Mei Yu; Miao Lu; Kun Li; Xin-Cheng Qin; Wen Wang; Edward C Holmes; Wei Hou; Yong-Zhen Zhang
• Keywords: Phylogenetic diversity

Abstract Since its initial identification in ticks 2010, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) has been described cattle, rodents, and primates. To better understand the diversity, evolution, transmission of JMTV, we sampled 215 ticks, 104 cattle bloods, 216 bats, 119 rodents Wenzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China as well 240 bats from Guizhou Henan Provinces. JMTV was identified 107 (from two species), 54 (eleven 8 (three 10 with prevalence levels 49.8, 11.8, 6.7, 9.6 per cent, respectively, suggesting that may be a natural reservoir JMTV. Phylogenetic analyses revealed all newly JMTVs were closely related to each other previously viruses. Additionally, mammalian shared consistent genomic structure, can cocirculate between mammals without observable variation genome organization. All globally could divided into phylogenetic groups, Mantel tests suggested geographic isolation, rather than host species, main driver diversity. However, exact geographical origin difficult determine, this complex evolutionary history.