We report here the sequences for all three segments of a novel RNA virus (LepmorLBV1) from the insect trypanosomatid parasite Leptomonas moramango This virus belongs to a newly discovered group of bunyavirus-like elements termed Leishbunyaviruses (LBV), the first discovered from protists related to arboviruses infecting humans.

Department of Molecular Microbiology Washington University School of Medicine St Louis Missouri USA

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre and Faculty of Sciences University of South Bohemia Ĉeské Budějovice Czech Republic Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Toronto Ontario Canada

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