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Virome analysis for identification of novel mammalian viruses in bat species from Chinese provinces.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2012
Wu Zhiqiang, Ren Xianwen, Yang Li, Hu Yongfeng, Yang Jian, He Guimei, Zhang Junpeng, Dong Jie, Sun Lilian, Du Jiang, Liu Liguo, Xue Ying, Wang Jianmin, Yang Fan, Zhang Shuyi, Jin Qi
Abstract excerpt
Bats are natural hosts for a large variety of zoonotic viruses. This study aimed to describe the range of bat viromes, including viruses from mammals, insects, fungi, plants, and phages, in 11 insectivorous bat species (216 bats in total) common in six provinces of China. To analyze viromes, we used sequence-independent PCR amplification and next-generation sequencing technology (Solexa Genome Analyzer II;...
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