Opportunities and Limitations of Molecular Methods for Studying Bat-Associated Pathogens

Bats have been identified as reservoirs of zoonotic and potentially zoonotic pathogens. Significant progress was made in the field of molecular biology with regard to infectious diseases, especially those that infect more than one species. Molecular methods, sequencing and bioinformatics have recent...

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Published inMicroorganisms (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 9; p. 1875
Main Authors Zemanová, Silvia, Korytár, Lubos, Tomcová, Jana, Prokes, Marián, Drásovská, Monika, Myczko, Lukasz, Tryjanowski, Piotr, Nusová, Gréta, Matysiak, Alicja, Ondrejková, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2022
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Subjects
Bats
Bioinformatics
Biology
Chiroptera
Coronaviruses
Diseases
Infectious diseases
Microorganisms
Molecular biology
Pathogens
PCR
Review
sequencing
Viruses
Zoological research
Zoonoses
Slovakia
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Summary:Bats have been identified as reservoirs of zoonotic and potentially zoonotic pathogens. Significant progress was made in the field of molecular biology with regard to infectious diseases, especially those that infect more than one species. Molecular methods, sequencing and bioinformatics have recently become irreplaceable tools in emerging infectious diseases research and even outbreak prediction. Modern methods in the molecular biology field have shed more light on the unique relationship between bats and viruses. Here we provide readers with a concise summary of the potential and limitations of molecular methods for studying the ecology of bats and bat-related pathogens and microorganisms.
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ISSN:2076-2607
2076-2607
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms10091875