Novel Betaherpesvirus in Bats

Because bats are associated with emerging zoonoses, identification and characterization of novel viruses from bats is needed. Using a modified rapid determination system for viral RNA/DNA sequences, we identified a novel bat betaherpesvirus 2 not detected by herpesvirus consensus PCR. This modified...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 986 - 988
Main Authors Watanabe, Shumpei, Maeda, Ken, Suzuki, Kazuo, Ueda, Naoya, Iha, Koichiro, Taniguchi, Satoshi, Shimoda, Hiroshi, Kato, Kentaro, Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro, Morikawa, Shigeru, Kurane, Ichiro, Akashi, Hiroomi, Mizutani, Tetsuya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Animals
bat
Bats
Betaherpesvirinae - genetics
Betaherpesvirinae - isolation & purification
Cell Culture Techniques
Chiroptera - virology
Disease Reservoirs - virology
Dispatch
DNA, Viral - analysis
DNA, Viral - genetics
Genetic aspects
Genome, Viral
Health aspects
Herpesviruses
Humans
Identification and classification
Japan
novel betaherpesvirus
Phylogeny
Physiological aspects
RDV
RNA viruses
RNA, Viral - analysis
RNA, Viral - genetics
Sequence Analysis
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity
Virology
Virology - methods
viruses
Zoonoses
Zoonoses - virology
Japan
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Summary:Because bats are associated with emerging zoonoses, identification and characterization of novel viruses from bats is needed. Using a modified rapid determination system for viral RNA/DNA sequences, we identified a novel bat betaherpesvirus 2 not detected by herpesvirus consensus PCR. This modified system is useful for detecting unknown viruses.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1606.091567