| coronaviruses in bent-winged bats (miniopterus spp.). | a novel group 1 coronavirus was previously identified in bent-winged bats (miniopterus spp.). here, results are described from our ongoing surveillance of these bats for coronaviruses. these findings show that group 1 coronaviruses are endemic in these bat populations in hong kong. genetic analysis of these viruses indicates that there are at least four different, but closely related, group 1 coronaviruses (bat-cov 1a, 1b, hku7 and hku8) circulating in bent-winged bats. phylogenetic analysis rev ... | 2006 | 16894183 |
| isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the western long-fingered bat, miniopterus magnater. | we isolated and characterized 10 microsatellite loci in the western long-fingered bat, miniopterus magnater. these loci were tested on 48 individuals from anhui province of china, and all loci were highly polymorphic. the mean number of observed alleles per locus was 13.6 (range from six to 27). observed and expected heterozygosity values ranged from 0.364 to 0.957, and from 0.676 to 0.951, respectively. after bonferroni correction, four loci deviated significantly from hardy-weinberg equilibriu ... | 2008 | 21586071 |
| mitochondrial genetic differentiation and morphological difference of miniopterus fuliginosus and miniopterus magnater in china and vietnam. | because of its complicated systematics, the bent-winged bat is one of the most frequently studied bat species groups. in china, two morphologically similar bent-winged bat species, miniopterus fuliginosus and miniopterus magnater were identified, but their distribution range and genetic differentiation are largely unexplored. in this study, we applied dna bar codes and two other mitochondrial dna genes including morphological parameters to determine the phylogeny, genetic differentiation, spatia ... | 2015 | 25859327 |
| novel astroviruses in insectivorous bats. | bats are increasingly recognized to harbor a wide range of viruses, and in most instances these viruses appear to establish long-term persistence in these animals. they are the reservoir of a number of human zoonotic diseases including nipah, ebola, and severe acute respiratory syndrome. we report the identification of novel groups of astroviruses in apparently healthy insectivorous bats found in hong kong, in particular, bats belonging to the genera miniopterus and myotis. astroviruses are impo ... | 2008 | 18550669 |
| genomic characterizations of bat coronaviruses (1a, 1b and hku8) and evidence for co-infections in miniopterus bats. | we previously reported the detection of bat coronaviruses (bat covs 1a, 1b, hku7, hku8 and bat-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) in miniopterus spp. that cohabit a cave in hong kong. here, we report the full genomic sequences of bat covs 1a, 1b and hku8. bat covs 1a and 1b, which are commonly found in the miniopterus, are phylogenetically closely related. using species-specific rt-pcr assays, bat covs 1a and 1b were confirmed to have distinct host specificities to miniopterus magnat ... | 2008 | 18420807 |
| genetic diversity of coronaviruses in miniopterus fuliginosus bats. | coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus, pose significant public health threats. bats have been suggested to act as natural reservoirs for both these viruses, and periodic monitoring of coronaviruses in bats may thus provide important clues about emergent infectious viruses. the eastern bent-wing bat miniopterus fuliginosus is distributed extensively throughout china. we therefore analyzed the genetic diversity of coro ... | 2016 | 27125516 |