New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany

New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany

We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence w...

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Main Authors: Michael Sonntag, Kristin Mühldorfer, Stephanie Speck, Gudrun Wibbelt, Andreas Kurth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Virus isolation
vespertilionid bat
adenovirus
VIDISCA PCR
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
generic PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/12/09-0646_article

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