Amino acid phylogenetic analysis of the four LSV protein sequences relative to those from representative phleboviruses and Gouleako virus.

<p>For the RdRp, glycoprotein, and N protein, Gouleako virus is included as an outgroup to the phleboviruses (tan). Gouleako virus, the closest known bunyavirus relative to phleboviruses, is a member of a proposed new genus in the family <i>Bunyaviridae </i><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0062083#pone.0062083-Marklewitz1" target="_blank">[36]</a>. Also shown color-coded are the Uukuniemi (blue), Bhanja (red), and SFTS (green) clades of known tick-borne phleboviruses. GenBank accession numbers are reported in the text.