New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany

We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence w...

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Other Authors: Sonntag, Michael, Mühldorfer, Kristin, Speck, Stephanie, Wibbelt, Gudrun, Kurth, Andreas
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Virus isolation
vespertilionid bat
adenovirus
VIDISCA PCR
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
generic PCR
Mastadenovirus
virus transmission
Chiroptera
viruses
Adenoviridae
Adenoviridae Infections
Animals
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17568/
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Summary:We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence was found for adenovirus transmission between bats.

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