title: Identification of a novel Orthohepadnavirus in pomona roundleaf bats in China.
abstract: Bats in Myanmar, Gabon, and Panama have been found to harbor diverse hepadnaviruses. Here, we report a novel hepadnavirus in 4 of 20 pomona roundleaf bats from Yunnan province, China. This virus contains 3,278 nucleotides (nt) in the full circularized genome, with four predicted open frames (ORFs) reading in the same direction. Full genomic sequence comparisons and evolutionary analysis indicate that this virus is a member of a new species within the genus Orthohepadnavirus.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 666 Liuying West Road, Jingyue Economic Development Zone, Changchun, 130122, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Fuqiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lele
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Tingsong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Quanshui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Huancheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Changchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018347:Hepadnaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D017918:Orthohepadnavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny