Table 2. Novel and recognized RNA viruses isolated from mosquitoes collected in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Virus | No. of isolations | Isolate name(s) | Taxonomic classification | Study site | Mosquito species |
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Culex flavivirus | 1 | CxFV-T1123 | Flavivirus (Flaviviridae) | Tixkokob | Cx. quinquefasciatus |
Houston virus | 2 | HOUV-M742, HOUV-M2668 | Alphamesonivirus (Mesoniviridae) | Merida |
Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. taeniorhynchus |
Mayapan virus | 2 | MYPV-H44, MYPV-H56 | aNodaviridae? | Tzucacab | Ps. ferox |
Uxmal virus | 3 | UXMV-M985, UXMV-M1000, UXMV-M2038 | Negevirus | Merida | Ae. taeniorhynchus |
a, The closest known relatives of Mayapan virus are unclassified viruses that phylogenetically group with viruses in the family Nodaviridae.