Gammaretroviruses, novel viruses and pathogenic bacteria in Australian bats with neurological signs, pneumonia and skin lesions.
Virology
; 586: 43-55, 2023 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37487325
ABSTRACT
More than 70 bat species are found in mainland Australia. While most studies of bat viromes focus on sampling seemingly healthy individuals, little is known about the viruses and bacteria associated with diseased bats. We performed traditional diagnostic techniques and metatranscriptomic sequencing on tissue samples from 43 Australian bats, comprising three flying fox (Pteropodidae) and two microbat species experiencing a range of disease syndromes, including mass mortality, neurological signs, pneumonia and skin lesions. Of note, we identified the recently discovered Hervey pteropid gammaretrovirus in a bat with lymphoid leukemia, with evidence of replication consistent with an exogenous virus. The possible association of Hervey pteropid gammaretrovirus with lymphoid leukemia clearly merits additional investigation. One novel picornavirus and at least three new astroviruses and bat pegiviruses were also identified in a variety of tissue types, as well as a number of likely bacterial pathogens or opportunistic infections, most notably Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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RNA Viruses
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Chiroptera
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Gammaretrovirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Virology
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia