Highly diverse population of Picornaviridae and other members of the Picornavirales, in Cameroonian fruit bats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The order Picornavirales represents a diverse group of positive-stranded RNA viruses with small non-enveloped icosahedral virions. Recently, bats have been identified as an important reservoir of several highly pathogenic human viruses. Since many members of the Picornaviridae family cause a wide range of diseases in humans and animals, this study aimed to characterize members of the order Picornavirales in fruit bat populations located in the Southwest region of Cameroon. These bat populations are frequently in close contact with humans due to hunting, selling and eating practices, which provides ample opportunity for interspecies transmissions.

Results

Fecal samples from 87 fruit bats (Eidolon helvum and Epomophorus gambianus), were combined into 25 pools and an

SUBMITTER: Yinda CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364608 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature