First molecular detection of adenoviruses in bats from an urban Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bats comprise one of the most diverse and abundant groups of mammals in the world and host a significant viral diversity with zoonotic potential. Bat adenoviruses (bat AdVs), members of the family Adenoviridae, have been detected in several bat species, suggesting that bats are natural reservoirs. H...

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Published in:	Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 126; p. 105687
Main Authors:	Dias, Beatriz V., Lanzarini, Natália M., de Moraes, Márcia T.B., Nordgren, Johan, Moura, Patrícia E.B., Moratelli, Ricardo, Novaes, Roberto L.M., Costa-Neto, Sócrates F., Veríssimo, Iuri, Miagostovich, Marize P., Ogrzewalska, Maria, Bueno, Marina G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-12-2024
Subjects:	Chiroptera DNA polymerase Epidemiological surveillance Mastadenovirus Epidemiological surveillance Mastadenovirus DNA polymerase Chiroptera
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Summary:	Bats comprise one of the most diverse and abundant groups of mammals in the world and host a significant viral diversity with zoonotic potential. Bat adenoviruses (bat AdVs), members of the family Adenoviridae, have been detected in several bat species, suggesting that bats are natural reservoirs. Here, faeces and rectal/anal-swabs were collected from 321 bats of an urban Atlantic Forest remnant from Rio de Janeiro, during 2019–2022, and screened for bat AdV nucleic acid with PCR. The positivity of bat AdVs was 3.7 % (12/321). Twelve individuals of four bat species were infected: Artibeus lituratus (66.7 %; 8/12), Desmodus rotundus (8.3 %; 1/12), Platyrrhinus lineatus (16.7 %; 2/12), and Sturnira lilium (8.3 %; 1/12). Phylogenetic analysis based on nucleotide and amino acid sequences showed that the detected bat AdVs clustered into four clades corresponding to the host species, identifying the presence of two potentially new bat adenoviruses. This is the first report of bat AdV detected in Platyrrhinus lineatus. •Mastadenoviruses were found in bats from Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.•Four bat adenoviruses were found of which two are new types.•First detection of adenoviruses in the Platyrrhinus lineatus bat species.
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ISSN:	1567-1348 1567-7257 1567-7257
DOI:	10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105687