Article
Extensive diversity and evolution of hepadnaviruses in bats in China.
Virology - 15 Jan 2018
Nie Fang-Yuan, Lin Xian-Dan, Hao Zong-Yu, Chen Xiao-Nan, Wang Zhao-Xiao, Wang Miao-Ruo, Wu Jun, Wang Hong-Wei, Zhao Guoqiang, Ma Runlin Z, Holmes Edward C, Zhang Yong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
To better understand the evolution of hepadnaviruses, we sampled bats from Guizhou, Henan and Zhejiang provinces, China, and rodents from Zhejiang province. Genetically diverse hepadnaviruses were identified in a broad range of bat species, with an overall prevalence of 13.3%. In contrast, no rodent hepadnaviruses were identified. The newly discovered bat hepadnaviruses fell into two distinct phylogenetic groups....
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