Isolation and molecular characterization of Fikirini rhabdovirus, a novel virus from a Kenyan bat

Zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens have comprised a significant component of emerging human infections in recent decades, and bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for many of these disease agents. To identify novel pathogens associated with bats, we screened tissues of bats collected in K...

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Published in:Journal of general virology Vol. 94; no. Pt 11; p. 2393
Main Authors: Kading, Rebekah C, Gilbert, Amy T, Mossel, Eric C, Crabtree, Mary B, Kuzmin, Ivan V, Niezgoda, Michael, Agwanda, Bernard, Markotter, Wanda, Weil, M Ryan, Montgomery, Joel M, Rupprecht, Charles E, Miller, Barry R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.11.2013
Subjects:
Animals
Chiroptera - virology
Disease Reservoirs - virology
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing - methods
Kenya
Liver - virology
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Rhabdoviridae - classification
Rhabdoviridae - genetics
Rhabdoviridae - isolation & purification
Rhabdoviridae Infections - veterinary
Rhabdoviridae Infections - virology
RNA, Viral - genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA - methods
Kenya
ISSN:1465-2099, 1465-2099
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Summary:Zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens have comprised a significant component of emerging human infections in recent decades, and bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for many of these disease agents. To identify novel pathogens associated with bats, we screened tissues of bats collected in Kenya. Virus isolates were identified by next generation sequencing of viral nucleic acid preparations from the infected cell culture supernatant and characterized. Here we report the identification of Fikirini rhabdovirus, a novel rhabdovirus isolated from a bat, Hipposideros vittatus, captured along the Kenyan coast.
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ISSN:1465-2099
1465-2099
DOI:10.1099/vir.0.053983-0