A Novel Coronavirus and a Broad Range of Viruses in Kenyan Cave Bats.

ABSTRACT:

Background and methods

To investigate virus diversity in hot zones of probable pathogen spillover, 54 oral-fecal swabs were processed from five bat species collected from three cave systems in Kenya, using metagenome sequencing.

Results

Viruses belonging to the Astroviridae, Circoviridae, Coronaviridae, Dicistroviridae, Herpesviridae and Retroviridae were detected, with unclassified viruses. Retroviral sequences were prevalent; 74.1% of all samples were positive, with distinct correlations between virus, site and host bat species. Detected retroviruses comprised Myotis myotis, Myotis ricketti, Myotis daubentonii and Galidia endogenous retroviruses, murine leukemia virus-related virus and Rhinolophus ferrumequi

SUBMITTER: Kamau J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9785147 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature