1. Characterization of a Novel Alphaherpesvirus Isolated from the Fruit Bat Pteropus lylei in Vietnam.
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Inagaki T, Yamada S, Fujii H, Yoshikawa T, Shibamura M, Harada S, Fukushi S, Le MQ, Nguyen CT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TT, Quach VT, Thong VD, Mori K, Sasaki M, Setiyono A, Handharyani E, Takeyama H, Hasebe F, and Saijo M
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- Acyclovir pharmacology, Alphaherpesvirinae classification, Alphaherpesvirinae drug effects, Alphaherpesvirinae pathogenicity, Animals, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, COS Cells, Cell Line, Chlorocebus aethiops, Fibroblasts virology, Gene Expression, Genome Size, HeLa Cells, Herpesviridae Infections drug therapy, Herpesviridae Infections epidemiology, Herpesviridae Infections mortality, Herpesvirus 1, Human classification, Herpesvirus 1, Human genetics, Herpesvirus 1, Human growth & development, Herpesvirus 1, Human pathogenicity, Humans, Mice, Phylogeny, Survival Analysis, Vero Cells, Vietnam epidemiology, Viral Proteins metabolism, Virus Replication, Alphaherpesvirinae genetics, Chiroptera virology, Genome, Viral, Herpesviridae Infections veterinary, Viral Proteins genetics
- Abstract
Herpesviruses exist in nature within each host animal. Ten herpesviruses have been isolated from bats and their biological properties reported. A novel bat alphaherpesvirus, which we propose to name " Pteropus lylei -associated alphaherpesvirus (PLAHV)," was isolated from urine of the fruit bat Pteropus lylei in Vietnam and characterized. The entire genome sequence was determined to be 144,008 bp in length and predicted to include 72 genes. PLAHV was assigned to genus Simplexvirus with other bat alphaherpesviruses isolated from pteropodid bats in Southeast Asia and Africa. The replication capacity of PLAHV in several cells was evaluated in comparison with that of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). PLAHV replicated better in the bat-originated cell line and less in human embryonic lung fibroblasts than HSV-1 did. PLAHV was serologically related to another bat alphaherpesvirus, Pteropodid alphaherpesvirus 1 (PtAHV1), isolated from a Pteropus hypomelanus -related bat captured in Indonesia, but not with HSV-1. PLAHV caused lethal infection in mice. PLAHV was as susceptible to acyclovir as HSV-1 was. Characterization of this new member of bat alphaherpesviruses, PLAHV, expands the knowledge on bat-associated alphaherpesvirology. IMPORTANCE A novel bat alphaherpesvirus, Pteropus lylei -associated alphaherpesvirus (PLAHV), was isolated from urine of the fruit bat Pteropus lylei in Vietnam. The whole-genome sequence was determined and was predicted to include 72 open reading frames in the 144,008-bp genome. PLAHV is circulating in a species of fruit bats, Pteropus lylei , in Asia. This study expands the knowledge on bat-associated alphaherpesvirology., (Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.)
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- 2020
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