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Krisztián Bányai1, Gábor Kemenesi2, Ivana Budinski3
1Lendület Pathogen Discovery Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, HAS-Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract:
The genus Rotavirus comprises eight species designated A to H and one tentative species, Rotavirus I. In a virus metagenomic analysis of Schreiber's bats sampled in Serbia in 2014 we obtained sequences likely representing novel rotavirus species. Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis classified the representative strain into a tentative tenth rotavirus species, we provisionally called Rotavirus J. The novel virus shared a maximum of 50% amino acid sequence identity within the VP6 gene to currently known members of the genus. This study extends our understanding of the genetic diversity of rotaviruses in bats.
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