Characterization of Novel Rhabdoviruses in Chinese Bats

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 64
• Main Authors: Luo, Dong-Sheng, Li, Bei, Shen, Xu-Rui, Jiang, Ren-Di, Zhu, Yan, Wu, Jia, Fan, Yi, Bourhy, Hervé, Hu, Ben, Ge, Xing-Yi, Shi, Zheng-Li, Dacheux, Laurent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05.01.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; bat; Bats; brain; Brain - virology; China; China - epidemiology; Chiroptera; Chiroptera - virology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Encephalitis; fish; flight; Genera; genome; Genome, Viral; Genomes; Immune system; Ledantevirus; Life Sciences; Lyssavirus; Mammals; Microbiology and Parasitology; New species; Niches; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Rabies; Retrospective Studies; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Reverse transcription; Rhabdoviridae; Rhabdoviridae - classification; Rhabdoviridae - isolation & purification; Rhabdoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Rhabdoviridae Infections - veterinary; Rhabdoviridae Infections - virology; rhabdovirus; Rhinolophus; RNA; RNA polymerase; RNA viruses; Saliva; Saliva - virology; Vesiculovirus; Vesiculovirus - classification; Viral infections; Virology; Viruses; China; Europe; vesiculovirus; rhabdovirus; bat; China; lyssavirus; phylogeny; brain; complete genome; ledantevirus; RT-qPCR

Bats, the second largest order of mammals worldwide, harbor specific characteristics such as sustaining flight, a special immune system, unique habits, and ecological niches. In addition, they are the natural reservoirs of a variety of emerging or re-emerging zoonotic pathogens. Rhabdoviridae is one...