Investigation of the Virome and Characterization of Issyk-Kul Virus from Swedish Myotis brandtii Bats.

ABSTRACT: Bats are reservoirs for many different viruses, including some that can be transmitted to and cause disease in humans and/or animals. However, less is known about the bat-borne viruses circulating in Northern European countries such as in Sweden. In this study, saliva from Myotis brandtii bats, collected from south-central Sweden, was analyzed for viruses. The metagenomic analysis identified viral sequences belonging to different viral families, including, e.g., Nairoviridae, Retroviridae, Poxviridae, Herpesviridae and Siphoviridae. Interestingly, through the data analysis, the near-complete genome of Issyk-Kul virus (ISKV), a zoonotic virus within the Nairoviridae family, was obtained, showing 95-99% protein sequence identity to previously

SUBMITTER: Cholleti H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9861107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature