New adenovirus in bats, Germany.
We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence was found for adenovirus transmission between bats.
Sonntag
Michael
M
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Mühldorfer
Kristin
K
Speck
Stephanie
S
Wibbelt
Gudrun
G
Kurth
Andreas
A
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction