RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Lambert, Amy J. A1 Lanciotti, Robert S.YR 2008 T1 Molecular characterization of medically important viruses of the genus Orthobunyavirus JF Journal of General Virology, VO 89 IS 10 SP 2580 OP 2585 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.2008/002253-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB We have characterized the full-length S segment RNA sequences of five human pathogens of the virus family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus. S segment sequences of Fort Sherman, Shokwe and Xingu viruses of the Bunyamwera serogroup, as well as those of Bwamba and Pongola viruses of the Bwamba serogroup, are described. S segment sequences of Bwamba and Pongola viruses represent the first nucleotide sequences characterized for viruses of the Bwamba serogroup. The described molecular and phylogenetic analyses of these and other selected viruses of the genus Orthobunyavirus reveal that a close sequence similarity is shared between the African Bwamba and the predominantly North American and European California serogroups of the genus Orthobunyavirus., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.2008/002253-0