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Group A Rotaviruses in Chinese Bats: Genetic Composition, Serology, and Evidence for Bat-to-Human Transmission and Reassortment.
Journal of virology - 15 Jun 2017
He Biao, Huang Xiaohong, Zhang Fuqiang, Tan Weilong, Matthijnssens Jelle, Qin Shaomin, Xu Lin, Zhao Zihan, Yang Ling'en, Wang Quanxi, Hu Tingsong, Bao Xiaolei, Wu Jianmin, Tu Changchun
Abstract excerpt
Bats are natural reservoirs for many pathogenic viruses, and increasing evidence supports the notion that bats can also harbor group A rotaviruses (RVAs), important causative agents of diarrhea in children and young animals. Currently, 8 RVA strains possessing completely novel genotype constellations or genotypes possibly originating from other mammals have been identified from African and Chinese bats. However,...
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