Detection of Alphacoronavirus vRNA in the Feces of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from a Colony in Florida, USA

Detection of Alphacoronavirus vRNA in the Feces of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from a Colony in Florida, USA

Bats are natural reservoirs of coronaviruses and other viruses with zoonotic potential. Florida has indigenous non-migratory populations of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) that mostly roost in colonies in artificial structures. Unlike their counterparts in Brazil and Mexico, the v...

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Main Authors: Tania S. Bonny, John P. Driver, Taylor Paisie, Marco Salemi, John Glenn Morris, Lisa A. Shender, Lisa Smith, Carolyn Enloe, Kevin Oxenrider, Jeffery A. Gore, Julia C. Loeb, Chang-Yu Wu, John A. Lednicky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
Brazilian free-tailed bats
alphacoronavirus
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/5/1/7

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