title: Candidate new rotavirus species in Schreiber's bats, Serbia.
abstract: The genus Rotavirus comprises eight species designated A to H and one tentative species, Rotavirus I. In a virus metagenomic analysis of Schreiber's bats sampled in Serbia in 2014 we obtained sequences likely representing novel rotavirus species. Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis classified the representative strain into a tentative tenth rotavirus species, we provisionally called Rotavirus J. The novel virus shared a maximum of 50% amino acid sequence identity within the VP6 gene to currently known members of the genus. This study extends our understanding of the genetic diversity of rotaviruses in bats.
authors.affiliation: Lendület Pathogen Discovery Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, HAS-Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: bkrota@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Krisztián
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bányai
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kemenesi
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Budinski
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Fanni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Földes
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Brigitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zana
authors.affiliation: Lendület Pathogen Discovery Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, HAS-Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Szilvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marton
authors.affiliation: Lendület Pathogen Discovery Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, HAS-Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Renáta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varga-Kugler
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oldal
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Kornélia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurucz
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary. Electronic address: jakabf@gamma.ttk.pte.hu.
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jakab
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D056186:Metagenomics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055771:Serbia; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins
keywords: Astrovirus; Chiroptera; Coronavirus; Gemycircularvirus; Miniopterus schreibersii; Retrovirus; Rotavirus; Semiconductor sequencing; Viral metagenomics