In:
Journal of General Virology, Microbiology Society, Vol. 94, No. 9 ( 2013-09-01), p. 1984-1994
Abstract:
Bats host a broad diversity of coronaviruses (CoVs), including close relatives of human pathogens. There is only limited data on neotropical bat CoVs. We analysed faecal, blood and intestine specimens from 1562 bats sampled in Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Brazil for CoVs by broad-range PCR. CoV RNA was detected in 50 bats representing nine different species, both frugivorous and insectivorous. These bat CoVs were unrelated to known human or animal pathogens, indicating an absence of recent zoonotic spill-over events. Based on RNA-dependent RNA polymerase ( RdRp )-based grouping units (RGUs) as a surrogate for CoV species identification, the 50 viruses represented five different alphacoronavirus RGUs and two betacoronavirus RGUs. Closely related alphacoronaviruses were detected in Carollia perspicillata and C. brevicauda across a geographical distance exceeding 5600 km. Our study expands the knowledge on CoV diversity in neotropical bats and emphasizes the association of distinct CoVs and bat host genera.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-1317
,
1465-2099
DOI:
10.1099/vir.0.054841-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Microbiology Society
Publication Date:
2013
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2007065-2
SSG:
12