Detection of Alphacoronavirus in velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) and Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from urban area of Southern Brazil

A survey was carried out in search for bat coronaviruses in an urban maternity roost of about 500 specimens of two species of insectivorous bats, Molossus molossus and Tadarida brasiliensis, in Southern Brazil. Twenty-nine out of 150 pooled fecal samples tested positive by reverse transcription-PCR...

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Autores principales: Lima, Francisco Esmaile de Sales, Campos, Fabrício Souza, Kunert Filho, Hiran Castagnino, Batista, Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner, Carnielli Júnior, Pedro, Cibulski, Samuel Paulo, Spilki, Fernando Rosado, Roehe, Paulo Michel, Franco, Ana Cláudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23504146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11262-013-0899-x
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Sumario:A survey was carried out in search for bat coronaviruses in an urban maternity roost of about 500 specimens of two species of insectivorous bats, Molossus molossus and Tadarida brasiliensis, in Southern Brazil. Twenty-nine out of 150 pooled fecal samples tested positive by reverse transcription-PCR contained fragments of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene of coronavirus-related viruses. The sequences clustered along with bat alphacoronaviruses, forming a subcluster within this group. Our findings point to the need for risk assessment and continued surveillance of coronavirus infections of bats in Brazil. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11262-013-0899-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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