Serang virus (SERV) is a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped, novel RNA orthohantavirus.[1]

Serang virus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Hantaviridae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Virus:
Serang virus

Natural reservoir

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SERV was first isolated from the Asian house rat (R.Tanezumi) in Serang, Indonesia in 2008.[citation needed]

Virology

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Phylogenetic analysis based on partial L, M and S segment nucleotide sequences show SERV is novel and distinct among the hantaviruses. It is most closely related to Thailand virus (THAIV) which is carried by the great bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica). Nucleotide sequence comparison suggests that SERV is the result of cross-species transmission from bandicoots to Asian rats.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Plyusnina A, Ibrahim IN, Plyusnin A (2009). "A newly recognized hantavirus in the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) in Indonesia". J. Gen. Virol. 90 (Pt 1): 205–9. doi:10.1099/vir.0.006155-0. PMID 19088290.
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