Quasispecies in wild-type tula hantavirus populations

J Virol. 1996 Dec;70(12):9060-3. doi: 10.1128/JVI.70.12.9060-9063.1996.

Abstract

Tula virus (TUL) is a recently detected hantavirus carried by European common voles. Reverse transcriptase PCR cloning was used to study TUL S segment/N protein quasispecies. Both the distribution and character of mutations observed in three mutant spectra indicated limited selection at the protein level. At least 8% of the mutations were neutral or well tolerated; fixation of such mutations may play a role in TUL evolution in its natural host.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arvicolinae / virology
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Mutagenesis
  • Nucleocapsid / genetics*
  • Orthohantavirus / genetics*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral