TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of Diverse Novel Bat Astrovirus Sequences in the Czech Republic
AU - Dufkova, Lucie
AU - Straková, Petra
AU - Širmarová, Jana
AU - Salát, Jiří
AU - Moutelíková, Romana
AU - Chrudimský, Tomáš
AU - Bartonička, Tomáš
AU - Nowotny, Norbert
AU - Růžek, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Astroviruses are a major cause of gastroenteritis in humans and animals. Recently, novel groups of astroviruses were identified in apparently healthy insectivorous bats. We report the detection of diverse novel astrovirus sequences in nine different European bat species: Eptesicus serotinus, Hypsugo savii, Myotis emarginatus, M. mystacinus, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus nathusii or P. pygmaeus, P. pipistrellus, Vespertilio murinus, and Rhinolophus hipposideros. In six bat species, astrovirus sequences were detected for the first time. One astrovirus strain detected in R. hipposideros clustered phylogenetically with Chinese astrovirus strains originating from bats of the families Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae. All other Czech astrovirus sequences from vesper bats formed, together with one Hungarian sequence, a separate monophyletic lineage within the bat astrovirus group. These findings provide new insights into the molecular epidemiology, ecology, and prevalence of astroviruses in European bat populations.
AB - Astroviruses are a major cause of gastroenteritis in humans and animals. Recently, novel groups of astroviruses were identified in apparently healthy insectivorous bats. We report the detection of diverse novel astrovirus sequences in nine different European bat species: Eptesicus serotinus, Hypsugo savii, Myotis emarginatus, M. mystacinus, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus nathusii or P. pygmaeus, P. pipistrellus, Vespertilio murinus, and Rhinolophus hipposideros. In six bat species, astrovirus sequences were detected for the first time. One astrovirus strain detected in R. hipposideros clustered phylogenetically with Chinese astrovirus strains originating from bats of the families Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae. All other Czech astrovirus sequences from vesper bats formed, together with one Hungarian sequence, a separate monophyletic lineage within the bat astrovirus group. These findings provide new insights into the molecular epidemiology, ecology, and prevalence of astroviruses in European bat populations.
KW - Astrovirus
KW - Bat
KW - Novel viruses
KW - Phylogenetic analysis
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U2 - 10.1089/vbz.2015.1813
DO - 10.1089/vbz.2015.1813
M3 - Article
C2 - 26273815
AN - SCOPUS:84939448977
SN - 1530-3667
VL - 15
SP - 518
EP - 521
JO - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
JF - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
IS - 8
ER -