Group A rotavirus in Brazilian bats: description of novel T15 and H15 genotypes
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Published on: August 27, 2019
Karen Miyuki Asano1,2, Fabio Gregori3, Aline Santana Hora3
1Instituto Pasteur of São Paulo, Av. Paulista, 393, São Paulo, SP, 01311-000, Brazil. karen.asano@gmail.com.
Abstract:
This study aimed to survey for group A rotaviruses (RVA) in bats from Brazil and to perform phylogenetic inferences for VP4, VP7, NSP3, NSP4 and NSP5 genes. RVA was found in 9.18 % (28/305) of tested samples. The partial genotype constellation of a Molossus molossus RVA strain was G3-P[3]-Ix-Rx-Cx-Mx-Ax-Nx-T3-E3-H6, and that of a Glossophaga soricina RVA strain was G20-P[x]-Ix-Rx-Cx-Mx-Ax-Nx-T15-Ex-H15. These findings demonstrate an important role of bats in RVA epidemiology and provide evidence of participation of bat RVA strains in interspecies transmission and reassortment events.
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