Isolation of a novel adenovirus from Rousettus leschenaultii bats from India.

Abstract

Surveillance work was initiated to study the presence of highly infectious diseases like Ebola-Reston, Marburg, Nipah and other possible viruses that are known to be found in the bat species and responsible for causing diseases in humans. A novel adenovirus was isolated from a common species of fruit bat (Rousettus leschenaultii) captured in Maharashtra State, India. Partial sequence analysis of the DNA polymerase gene shows this isolate to be a newly recognized member of the genus Mastadenovirus (family Adenoviridae), approximately 20% divergent at the nucleotide level from Japanese BatAdV, its closest known relative.

• Authors: C G Raut, P D Yadav, J S Towner, B R Amman, B R Erickson, D L Cannon, A Sivaram, A Basu, S T Nichol, A C Mishra, D T Mourya
• Journal: Intervirology (Intervirology) Vol. 55 Issue 6 Pg. 488-90 ( 2012) ISSN: 1423-0100 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 22572722 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Chemical References

• RNA, Viral
• DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

Topics

• Adenoviridae Infections (diagnosis, veterinary, virology)
• Animals
• Chiroptera (virology)
• DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase (analysis, genetics)
• India
• Mastadenovirus (classification, genetics, isolation & purification)
• RNA, Viral (genetics)