Metagenomic analysis of fecal and tissue samples from 18 endemic bat species in Switzerland revealed a diverse virus composition including potentially zoonotic viruses

Many recent disease outbreaks in humans had a zoonotic virus etiology. Bats in particular have been recognized as reservoirs to a large variety of viruses with the potential to cross-species transmission. In order to assess the risk of bats in Switzerland for such transmissions, we determined the vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-06, Vol.16 (6), p.e0252534-e0252534
Hauptverfasser:	Hardmeier, Isabelle, Aeberhard, Nadja, Qi, Weihong, Schoenbaechler, Katja, Kraettli, Hubert, Hatt, Jean-Michel, Fraefel, Cornel, Kubacki, Jakub
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bats Biology and Life Sciences Chiroptera Coevolution Colonies Computer and Information Sciences Conservation Coronaviruses Disease transmission Endemic species Genetic aspects Hibernation Immune system Mammals Medicine and Health Sciences Metagenomics Migratory species Phylogeny Social Sciences Viral infections Viruses Zoonoses
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