| Summary: | K13965, an uncharacterized virus, was isolated in 1993 from Anopheles annulipes mosquitoes collectedin the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. Here, we report its genomic sequence, identifyit as a rhabdovirus, and characterize its phylogenetic relationships. The genome comprises a P (C) and SH protein similar to the recently characterized Tupaia and Durham viruses, and shows overlap between G and L genes. Comparison of K13965 genome sequence to other rhabdoviruses identified K13965 as a strain of the unclassified Australian Oak Vale rhabdovirus, whose complete genome sequence we also determined. Phylogenetic analysis of N and L sequences indicated genetic relationship to a recently proposed Sandjima virus clade, although the Oak Vale virus sequences form a branch separate from the African members of that group.
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