title: High prevalence and diversity of viruses of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, in fecal specimens from bats of different species in southern China.
abstract: Several studies have reported the detection of herpesviruses (HVs) in bats. However, the prevalence and phylogenetic characteristics of HVs in bats are still poorly understood. To elucidate the epidemiological characteristics of bat HVs in southern China, 520 fecal samples from eight bat species were collected in four geographic regions of southern China. Of these samples, 73 (14.0 %) tested positive for HVs using nested polymerase chain reaction assay. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a high degree of molecular diversity of HVs in bats of different species from different geographic regions. Our study provides evidence for co-evolution of bats and HVs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Min
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Jian-peng
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Shan
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Qiong-hua
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Xing
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China.
authors.forename: Zhong
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authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
authors.forename: Yi
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authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Hui-fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Li-na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Yi-quan
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Shu-juan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Xue-shan
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Shu-ting
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Shu-wen
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authors.lastname: Cen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. qch.2009@163.com.
authors.forename: Qing
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authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D018142:Gammaherpesvirinae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Bat; Diversity; Herpesviruses; Phylogeny; Southern China