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- Title
Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil.
- Authors
Kobayashi, Y.; Sato, G.; Kato, M.; Itou, T.; Cunha, E. M. S.; Silva, M. V.; Mota, C. S.; Ito, F. H.; Sakai, T.
- Abstract
Thirty-three Brazilian bat rabies viruses (RVs) were studied by sequence analysis and were compared against sequences of bat-related RVs from other regions of the Americas. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that bat-related RVs formed several monophyletic lineages and that these were associated with bat species. Brazilian bat RVs were found to include nine major lineages, one of which grouped with RVs isolated from Lasiurus spp. from different regions of the Americas. These results suggest that there is considerable diversity among Brazilian bat RV variants and that some of these RV variants may be associated with bats from other countries.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RABIES virus; PHYLOGENY; VIRUSES; HAIRY-tailed bats; BATS; VIRUS diseases; VIROLOGY
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2007, Vol 152, Issue 11, p1995
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-007-1033-y