Detection of adenovirus, papillomavirus and parvovirus in Brazilian bats of the species Artibeus lituratus and Sturnira lilium

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Finoketti, Fernando ^[1] ; dos Santos, Raissa Nunes ^[1] ; Scarpellini Campos, Aline Alves ^{[1, 2]} ; da Silva Zani, Andre Luis ^[1] ; Barboza, Camila Mosca ^[3] ; Sad Fernandes, Marcelia Emanuele ^[3] ; Pardo de Souza, Tatiane de Cassia ^[3] ; dos Santos, Driele Delanira ^[4] ; Bortolanza, Giovana Werneck ^[4] ; Ortencio Filho, Henrique ^[4] ; Roehe, Paulo Michel ^[1] ; Franco, Ana Claudia ^[1] ; de Carvalho Ruthner Batista, Helena Beatriz ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, Lab Virol, Rua Sarmento Leite 500, BR-90050170 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[2] Secretaria Estadual Saude Rio Grande Sul, Ctr Estadual Vigilancia Saude, Rua Domingos Crescencio 132, BR-90650090 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[3] Secretaria Saude Governo Estado Sao Paulo, Inst Pasteur, Ave Paulista 393, BR-01311000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Maringa, Grp Estudos Ecol Mamiferos & Educ Ambiental, Av Reitor Zeferino Vaz S-N, BR-87360000 Goioere, Parana - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY; v. 164, n. 4, p. 1015-1025, APR 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Bats play a significant role in maintaining their ecosystems through pollination, dispersal of seeds, and control of insect populations, but they are also known to host many microorganisms and have been described as natural reservoirs for viruses with zoonotic potential. The diversity of viruses in these animals remains largely unknown, however, because studies are limited by species, location, virus target, or sample type. Therefore, the aim of this study was to detect fragments of viral genomes in bat samples. We performed high-throughput sequencing analysis and specific PCR and RT-PCR on pools of anal and oropharyngeal swabs from Artibeus lituratus and Sturnira lilium collected in southern Brazil. As a result, a member of the family Adenoviridae related to human adenovirus C was detected in anal swabs from S. lilium. In addition, we detected a papillomavirus in an anal swab from A. lituratus. Our analyses also allowed the detection of adenoviruses and parvoviruses in oropharyngeal swabs collected from A. lituratus. These results increase our knowledge about viral diversity and illustrate the importance of conducting virus surveillance in bats. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/25367-0 - Metagenomic analysis in respiratory tract of different species of bats
• Grantee: Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants