TABLE 2.
Classifications, genome characteristics, and geographic locations of the novel viruses discovered in this study
| Virus | Classificationa |
Characteristic |
Geographic location(s) | Species from which the virus was isolated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome type | Order | Family | Genome size (bp) | Closest relative (% RdRp amino acid identity) | |||
| ARV-1 | −ssRNA | Mononegavirales | Rhabdoviridae | 14,613 | Farmington virus (30) | The Netherlands, South Africa, Tonga | Apis mellifera, Varroa destructor |
| ARV-2 | −ssRNA | Mononegavirales | Rhabdoviridae | 14,028 | Farmington virus (23) | South Africa, Tonga, The Netherlands | Apis mellifera, Varroa destructor |
| ABV-1 | −ssRNA | Unclassified | Bunyaviridae | 6,032b | Leishbunyavirus (56) | South Africa | Apis mellifera |
| ABV-2 | −ssRNA | Unclassified | Bunyaviridae | 6,496b | Wuhan mosquito virus 1 (42) | South Africa | Apis mellifera |
| AFV | +ssRNA | Unclassified | Flaviviridae | 20,414 | Gentian Kobu-sho-associated virus (20) | South Africa | Apis mellifera |
| ADV | +ssRNA | Picornavirales | Iflaviridae | 9,126 | Drosophila C virus (57) | The Netherlands | Apis mellifera |
| ANV-1 | +ssRNA | Unclassified | Picorna-like | 10,091c | Drosophila subobscura Nora virus (52) | South Africa | Apis mellifera |
a
−ssRNA, negative-sense ssRNA; +ssRNA, positive-sense ssRNA.
b
Partial genome identified (L segment of bunyavirus).
c
Partial genome identified; 5′ region incomplete.