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Characterization of a novel orthoreovirus isolated from fruit bat, China.
BMC microbiology - 30 Nov 2014
Hu Tingsong, Qiu Wei, He Biao, Zhang Yan, Yu Jing, Liang Xiu, Zhang Wendong, Chen Gang, Zhang Yingguo, Wang Yiyin, Zheng Ying, Feng Ziliang, Hu Yonghe, Zhou Weiguo, Tu Changchun, Fan Quanshui, Zhang Fuqiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In recent years novel human respiratory disease agents have been described for Southeast Asia and Australia. The causative pathogens were classified as pteropine orthoreoviruses with a strong phylogenetic relationship to orthoreoviruses of bat origin. RESULTS: In this report, we isolated a novel Melaka-like reovirus (named "Cangyuan virus") from intestinal content samples of one fruit bat residing in...
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