The Genetic Characterization of the First Detected Bat Coronaviruses in Poland Revealed SARS-Related Types and Alphacoronaviruses.
Viruses
; 14(9)2022 08 30.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2006226
ABSTRACT
Bats are a major global reservoir of alphacoronaviruses (alphaCoVs) and betaCoVs. Attempts to discover the causative agents of COVID-19 and SARS have revealed horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae) to be the most probable source of the virus. We report the first detection of bat coronaviruses (BtCoVs) in insectivorous bats in Poland and highlight SARS-related coronaviruses found in Rhinolophidae bats. The study included 503 (397 oral swabs and 106 fecal) samples collected from 20 bat species. Genetically diverse BtCoVs (n = 20) of the Alpha- and Betacoronavirus genera were found in fecal samples of two bat species. SARS-related CoVs were in 18 out of 58 lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) samples (31%, 95% CI 20.6-43.8), and alphaCoVs were in 2 out of 55 Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) samples (3.6%, 95% CI 0.6-12.3). The overall BtCoV prevalence was 4.0% (95% CI 2.6-6.1). High identity was determined for BtCoVs isolated from European M. daubentonii and R. hipposideros bats. The detection of SARS-related and alphaCoVs in Polish bats with high phylogenetic relatedness to reference BtCoVs isolated in different European countries but from the same species confirms their high host restriction. Our data elucidate the molecular epidemiology, prevalence, and geographic distribution of coronaviruses and particularly SARS-related types in the bat population.
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Main subject:
Chiroptera
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Coronaviridae
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
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Alphacoronavirus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
V14091914
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