A coronavirus detected in the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus

This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 coronaviruses, as described for bat species else...

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Published in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2008-12, Vol.12 (6), p.466-468
Main Authors: Brandão, Paulo Eduardo, Scheffer, Karin, Villarreal, Laura Yaneth, Achkar, Samira, Oliveira, Rafael de Novaes, Fahl, Willian de Oliveira, Castilho, Juliana Galera, Kotait, Ivanete, Richtzenhain, Leonardo José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brazil
Care and treatment
Chiroptera - virology
Coronavirus
Coronavirus - classification
Coronavirus - genetics
Coronavirus - isolation & purification
Coronavirus infections
Desmodus rotundus
Diagnosis
Diseases
Genetic aspects
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Phylogeny
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral - analysis
RNA, Viral - genetics
RNA-dependent
RNA-polymerase
Vampire bat
Vampire bats
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Summary:This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 coronaviruses, as described for bat species elsewhere with putative importance in Public Health.
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
1678-4391
DOI:10.1590/S1413-86702008000600003