
pmid: 35456109
pmc: PMC9030695
Bats are known as typical reservoirs for a number of viruses, including viruses of the family Paramyxoviridae. Representatives of the subfamily Orthoparamyxovirinae are distributed worldwide and can cause mild to fatal diseases when infecting humans. The research on Paramyxoviruses (PMVs) from different bat hosts all over the world aims to understand the diversity, evolution and distribution of these viruses and to assess their zoonotic potential. A high number of yet unclassified PMVs from bats are recorded. In our study, we investigated bat species from the families Rhinolophidae, Hipposiderae, Pteropodidae and Miniopteridae that are roosting sympatrically in the Wavul Galge cave (Koslanda, Sri Lanka). The sampling at three time points (March and July 2018; January 2019) and screening for PMVs with a generic PCR show the presence of different novel PMVs in 10 urine samples collected from Miniopterus fuliginosus. Sequence analysis revealed a high similarity of the novel strains among each other and to other unclassified PMVs collected from Miniopterus bats. In this study, we present the first detection of PMVs in Sri Lanka and the presence of PMVs in the bat species M. fuliginosus for the first time.
bats, 610, bat, Article, Chiroptera, Animalia, Chordata, Sri Lanka, ddc:610, bat Paramyxovirus, <i>Miniopterus fuliginosus</i>, R, Biodiversity, bat Paramyxovirus; <i>Miniopterus fuliginosus</i>; Sri Lanka, Mammalia, Medicine, Miniopterus fuliginosus, 610 Medizin und Gesundheit, ddc: ddc:610
bats, 610, bat, Article, Chiroptera, Animalia, Chordata, Sri Lanka, ddc:610, bat Paramyxovirus, <i>Miniopterus fuliginosus</i>, R, Biodiversity, bat Paramyxovirus; <i>Miniopterus fuliginosus</i>; Sri Lanka, Mammalia, Medicine, Miniopterus fuliginosus, 610 Medizin und Gesundheit, ddc: ddc:610
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