Research Article, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 5 Issue: 1
On the Classification of Lyssaviruses
| Zhu S*, Li H, Liang L, Huang W, Ding Y and Guo C | |
| Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China | |
| Corresponding author : Shimao Zhu Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products Co., Ltd #2 Guangqiao RD. Shenzhen 518107, China Tel: +86(0)755 27401074; Fax: +86(0)755 27401074 E-mail: zhushimao1118@163.com |
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| Received: November 09, 2015 Accepted: January 07, 2016 Published: January 14, 2016 | |
| Citation: Zhu S, Li H, Liang L, Huang W, Ding Y, et al. (2016) On the Classification of Lyssaviruses. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 5:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000185 |
Abstract
On the Classification of Lyssaviruses
The genus Lyssavirus belongs to Rhabdoviridae and includes viruses causing the fatal encephalitis rabies. Previous phylogenetic analyses of lyssaviruses were mainly based on partial sequence of the nucleoprotein or concatenated gene sequences. With the recent identification of new species and availability of their complete genome sequences, a revision of the taxonomy and classification of Lyssavirus is desirable to understand the phylogenetic relationships within Lyssavirus. We propose here a new classification for Lyssavirus through comparison of complete genome or nucleoprotein gene sequence comprising the currently identified 15 lyssaviruses. According to this proposal, the updated classification of Lyssavirus should include four phylogroups: phylogroup I (Rabies virus, Duvenhage virus, European bat lyssavirus types 1 and 2, Australian bat lyssavirus, Khujand virus, Bokeloh bat lyssavirus, Irkut virus and Aravan virus), phylogroup II (Lagos bat virus, Mokola virus and Shimoni bat virus), phylogroup III (West Caucasian bat virus) and phylogroup IV (Ikoma lyssavirus and Lleida bat lyssavirus).
