Coronaviruses in guano from Pteropus medius bats in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Coronaviruses in guano from Pteropus medius bats in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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DOI：
10.1111/tbed.12851
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发表时间：
2018-08-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Noordeen, F.
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作者：
Kudagammana, H. D. W. S.;Thevanesam, V.;Noordeen, F.
蝙蝠是一种独特的哺乳动物，非常适合作为新出现的病毒的宿主。以目前森林砍伐和城市化的速度，将蝙蝠栖息地重新分配到城市和郊区可能会使蝙蝠与牲畜和人类有更密切的接触。常见的飞狐，中狐（以前被称为巨狐），在斯里兰卡的树梢上形成了大型的公共栖息地，通常靠近人类的居住地。本报告描述了在斯里兰卡Peradeniya收集的蝙蝠粪便中检测到冠状病毒RNA。这些病毒与在泰国狮身人面蟾、希氏蝠和库希利蝠中检测到的冠状病毒核苷酸同源性为0.97%。中翼狐猴在亚洲广泛传播，似乎会分泌D组冠状病毒，迄今为止这种病毒仅限于蝙蝠；然而，这些发现在未来可能会对公共卫生产生影响。
Bats are a unique group of mammals well suited to be hosts for emerging viruses. With current rates of deforestation and urbanization, redistribution of bat habitats to urban and suburban areas may bring bats into closer contact with livestock and humans. Common flying fox, Pteropus medius (previously known as Pteropus giganteus), forms large communal roosts on treetops, often in close proximity to human habitation in Sri Lanka. This report describes the detection of coronavirus RNA in P.medius bat guano collected in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. These viruses had >97% nucleotide identity with coronaviruses detected in Cynopterus sphinx, Scotophilus heathii and S.kuhlii bats in Thailand. Pteropus medius is widespread in Asia and appears to excrete group D coronaviruses, which are hitherto confined to bats; however, these findings may have public health implications in the future.