''Nelson Bay orthoreovirus'', often called Nelson Bay virus (NBV) is a novel double-stranded RNA orthoreovirus species first isolated from a
flying fox
''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names.
They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
(Pteropus poliocephalus) near
Nelson Bay in New South Wales, Australia.
[Gard G, Compans RW. Structure and cytopathic effects of Nelson Bay virus. J Virol. 1970 Jul;6(1):100–6.]
Virology
Genome
The NBV has a morphology similar to other orthoreoviruses, but has a much more rapid
cytopathic effect
Cytopathic effect (abbreviated CPE) refers to structural changes in host cells that are caused by viral invasion. The infecting virus causes lysis of the host cell or when the cell dies without lysis due to an inability to replicate. If a virus c ...
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See also
* Bat virome
The bat virome is the virome, group of viruses associated with bats. Bats host a diverse array of viruses, including all seven types described by the Baltimore classification, Baltimore classification system: (I) double-stranded DNA viruses; (II ...
* Double-stranded RNA viruses
Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA viruses) are a polyphyletic group of viruses that have double-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid. The double-stranded genome is used as a template by the viral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to ...
* Oncolytic virus
An oncolytic virus is a virus that preferentially infects and kills cancer cells. As the infected cancer cells are destroyed by oncolysis, they release new infectious virus particles or virions to help destroy the remaining tumour. Oncolytic vi ...
* Orphan virus
* Xi River virus
References
External links
MicrobiologyBytes
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Orthoreoviruses
Bat virome