Identification and Genetic Characterization of MERS-Related Coronavirus Isolated from Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) near Zvenigorod (Moscow Region, Russia).
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(4)2023 02 19.
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ABSTRACT
Being diverse and widely distributed globally, bats are a known reservoir of a series of emerging zoonotic viruses. We studied fecal viromes of twenty-six bats captured in 2015 in the Moscow Region and found 13 of 26 (50%) samples to be coronavirus positive. Of P. nathusii (the Nathusius' pipistrelle), 3 of 6 samples were carriers of a novel MERS-related betacoronavirus. We sequenced and assembled the complete genome of this betacoronavirus and named it MOW-BatCoV strain 15-22. Whole genome phylogenetic analysis suggests that MOW-BatCoV/15-22 falls into a distinct subclade closely related to human and camel MERS-CoV. Unexpectedly, the phylogenetic analysis of the novel MOW-BatCoV/15-22 spike gene showed the closest similarity to CoVs from Erinaceus europaeus (European hedgehog). We suppose MOW-BatCoV could have arisen as a result of recombination between ancestral viruses of bats and hedgehogs. Molecular docking analysis of MOW-BatCoV/15-22 spike glycoprotein binding to DPP4 receptors of different mammals predicted the highest binding ability with DPP4 of the Myotis brandtii bat (docking score -320.15) and the E. europaeus (docking score -294.51). Hedgehogs are widely kept as pets and are commonly found in areas of human habitation. As this novel bat-CoV is likely capable of infecting hedgehogs, we suggest hedgehogs can act as intermediate hosts between bats and humans for other bat-CoVs.
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Asunto principal:
Quirópteros
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus del Síndrome Respiratorio de Oriente Medio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Asia
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Europa
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Int J Environ Res Public Health
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2023
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Article
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Rusia