New Alphacoronavirus in Mystacina tuberculata Bats, New Zealand.

Authors :: Hall, Richard J.
Jing Wang
Peacey, Matthew
Moore, Nicole E.
McInnes, Kate
Tompkins, Daniel M.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Apr2014, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p697-700. 4p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Because of recent interest in bats as reservoirs of emerging diseases, we investigated the presence of viruses in Mystacina tuberculata bats in New Zealand. A novel alphacoronavirus sequence was detected in guano from roosts of M. tuberculata bats in pristine indigenous forest on a remote offshore island (Codfish Island). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]