First molecular detection of adenoviruses in bats from an urban Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bats comprise one of the most diverse and abundant groups of mammals in the world and host a significant viral diversity with zoonotic potential. Bat adenoviruses (bat AdVs), members of the family Adenoviridae, have been detected in several bat species, suggesting that bats are natural reservoirs. Here, faeces and rectal/anal-swabs were collected from 321 bats of an urban Atlantic Forest remnant from Rio de Janeiro, during 2019-2022, and screened for bat AdV nucleic acid with PCR. The positivity of bat AdVs was 3.7 % (12/321). Twelve individuals of four bat species were infected: Artibeus lituratus (66.7 %; 8/12), Desmodus rotundus (8.3 %; 1/12), Platyrrhinus lineatus (16.7 %; 2/12), and Sturnira lilium (8.3 %; 1/12). Phylogenetic analysis based on nucleotide and amino acid sequences showed that the detected bat AdVs clustered into four clades corresponding to the host species, identifying the presence of two potentially new bat adenoviruses. This is the first report of bat AdV detected in Platyrrhinus lineatus.
Authors
- Paula Moura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3411-9918)
- Marize Pereira Miagostovich
- Sócrates Fraga da Costa-Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2813-525X)
- Bruno Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3684-9973)
- Marina Galvão Bueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-4147)
- Johan Nordgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-2569)
- Marluce Matos de Moraes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-2069)
- Ricardo Moratelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-6633)
- Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-2807)
- Natália Maria Lanzarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-8947)
- Maria Ogrzewalska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9207-743X)
- Iuri Veríssimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-8916)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Genetics and Evolution
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105687
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz