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. 2023 Nov 16;12(11):e0042323.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.00423-23. Epub 2023 Oct 17.

Complete genome sequence of Koutango virus strain DakAnD5443 isolated from Tatera kempi in 1968

Gabriel J Haila  1 , Jessica A Plante  2   3 , Steven G Widen  4   5 , David W C Beasley  2   6   7   8
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Complete genome sequence of Koutango virus strain DakAnD5443 isolated from Tatera kempi in 1968

Gabriel J Haila et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Koutango virus (KOUV), a close relative of West Nile virus, is highly neuroinvasive in animal models and has been associated with human disease. The complete genome of the KOUV prototype strain DakAnD5443 is reported here and may facilitate development of infectious clones for further characterization of this novel flavivirus.

Keywords: arbovirus; flavivirus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
3´UTR terminal stem loop structures of (A) KOUV, (B) WNV B956, and (C) WNV NY99 predicted using mFold (16) and manually annotated using Biorender.com. Non-conserved nucleotides shown in blue in WNV structures.
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