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Published in: Archives of Virology 10/2011

Open Access 01-10-2011 | Brief Report

Detection of alpha and betacoronaviruses in multiple Iberian bat species

Authors: Ana Falcón, Sonia Vázquez-Morón, Inmaculada Casas, Carolina Aznar, Guillermo Ruiz, Francisco Pozo, Pilar Perez-Breña, Javier Juste, Carlos Ibáñez, Inazio Garin, Joxerra Aihartza, Juan E. Echevarría

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 10/2011

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Abstract

Bat coronaviruses (CoV) are putative precursors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV and other CoV that crossed the species barrier from zoonotic reservoirs into the human population. To determine the presence and distribution of CoV in Iberian bats, 576 individuals of 26 different bat species were captured in 13 locations in Spain. We report for the first time the presence of 14 coronaviruses in 9 Iberian bat species. Phylogenetic analysis of a conserved CoV genome region (RdRp gene) shows a wide diversity and distribution of alpha and betacoronavirus in Spain. Interestingly, although some of these viruses are related to other European BatCoV, or to Asian CoV, some of the viruses found in Spain cluster in new groups of α and β CoV.
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Metadata
Title
Detection of alpha and betacoronaviruses in multiple Iberian bat species
Authors
Ana Falcón
Sonia Vázquez-Morón
Inmaculada Casas
Carolina Aznar
Guillermo Ruiz
Francisco Pozo
Pilar Perez-Breña
Javier Juste
Carlos Ibáñez
Inazio Garin
Joxerra Aihartza
Juan E. Echevarría
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Virology / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-011-1057-1

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