S-EPMC7086880 - Detection of coronavirus genomes in Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats in Indonesia. - OmicsDI

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Detection of coronavirus genomes in Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Bats have been shown to serve as natural reservoirs for numerous emerging viruses including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). In the present study, we report the discovery of bat CoV genes in Indonesian Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats (Dobsonia moluccensis). A partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence was detected in feces and tissues samples from the fruit bats, and the region between the RdRp and helicase genes could also be amplified from fecal samples. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that these bat CoVs are related to members of the genus Betacoronavirus.

SUBMITTER: Anindita PD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7086880 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detection of coronavirus genomes in Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats in Indonesia.

Anindita Paulina Duhita PD Sasaki Michihito M Setiyono Agus A Handharyani Ekowati E Orba Yasuko Y Kobayashi Shintaro S Rahmadani Ibnu I Taha Siswatiana S Adiani Sri S Subangkit Mawar M Nakamura Ichiro I Sawa Hirofumi H Kimura Takashi T

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Bats have been shown to serve as natural reservoirs for numerous emerging viruses including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). In the present study, we report the discovery of bat CoV genes in Indonesian Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats (Dobsonia moluccensis). A partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence was detected in feces and tissues samples from the fruit bats, and the region between the RdRp and helicase genes could also be amplified from fecal samples. Phylo ...[more]

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