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. 2018 Apr;24(4):782-785.
doi: 10.3201/eid2404.171696.

Lyssavirus in Japanese Pipistrelle, Taiwan

Shu-Chia Hu, Chao-Lung Hsu, Ming-Shiuh Lee, Yang-Chang Tu, Jen-Chieh Chang, Chieh-Hao Wu, Shu-Hwae Lee, Lu-Jen Ting, Kwok-Rong Tsai, Ming-Chu Cheng, Wen-Jane Tu, Wei-Cheng Hsu

Lyssavirus in Japanese Pipistrelle, Taiwan

Shu-Chia Hu et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

A putative new lyssavirus was found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017. The concatenated coding regions of the virus showed 62.9%-75.1% nucleotide identities to the other 16 species of lyssavirus, suggesting that it may be representative of a new species of this virus.

Keywords: Japanese pipistrelle; Pipistrellus abramus; Taiwan; bat; lyssavirus; viruses.

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Phylogenetic relationship of TWBLV (boldface), a putative new lyssavirus found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017, compared with other lyssaviruses. Using the concatenated coding genes, we constructed the phylogenetic tree by using the maximum-likelihood method with the general time reversible plus invariant sites plus gamma 4 model. Numbers at the nodes indicate bootstrap confidence values (1,000 replicates) for the groups being composed of virus genes at the right of the nodes. GenBank accession numbers are provided for reference viruses. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site. ABLV, Australia bat lyssavirus; ARAV, Aravan lyssavirus; BBLV, Bokeloh bat lyssavirus; DUVV, Duvenhage lyssavirus; EBLV-1, European bat lyssavirus type 1; EBLV-2, European bat lyssavirus type 2; IKOV, Ikoma lyssavirus; IRKV, Irkut lyssavirus; KHUV, Khujand lyssavirus; LBV, Lagos bat lyssavirus; LLEBV, Lleida bat lyssavirus; MOKV, Mokola lyssavirus; SHIBV, Shimoni bat lyssavirus; RABV, rabies lyssavirus; TWBLV, Taiwan bat lyssavirus; WCBV, West Caucasian bat lyssavirus.
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