High prevalence and diversity of viruses of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, in fecal specimens from bats of different species in southern China

Several studies have reported the detection of herpesviruses (HVs) in bats. However, the prevalence and phylogenetic characteristics of HVs in bats are still poorly understood. To elucidate the epidemiological characteristics of bat HVs in southern China, 520 fecal samples from eight bat species wer...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Xue-yan, Qiu, Min, Chen, Shao-wei, Xiao, Jian-peng, Ma, Li-zhen, Liu, Shan, Zhou, Jun-hua, Zhang, Qiong-hua, Li, Xing, Chen, Zhong, Wu, Yi, Chen, Hui-fang, Jiang, Li-na, Xiong, Yi-quan, Ma, Shu-juan, Zhong, Xue-shan, Huo, Shu-ting, Ge, Jing, Cen, Shu-wen, Chen, Qing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2015
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7086982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26446885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-015-2614-9
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Sumario:Several studies have reported the detection of herpesviruses (HVs) in bats. However, the prevalence and phylogenetic characteristics of HVs in bats are still poorly understood. To elucidate the epidemiological characteristics of bat HVs in southern China, 520 fecal samples from eight bat species were collected in four geographic regions of southern China. Of these samples, 73 (14.0 %) tested positive for HVs using nested polymerase chain reaction assay. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a high degree of molecular diversity of HVs in bats of different species from different geographic regions. Our study provides evidence for co-evolution of bats and HVs. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00705-015-2614-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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