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Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil

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Thirty-three Brazilian bat rabies viruses (RVs) were studied by sequence analysis and were compared against sequences of bat-related RVs from other regions of the Americas. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that bat-related RVs formed several monophyletic lineages and that these were associated with bat species. Brazilian bat RVs were found to include nine major lineages, one of which grouped with RVs isolated from Lasiurus spp. from different regions of the Americas. These results suggest that there is considerable diversity among Brazilian bat RV variants and that some of these RV variants may be associated with bats from other countries.

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  1. Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan

    Y. Kobayashi, G. Sato, M. Kato, T. Itou & T. Sakai

  2. Research and Development Center for Animal Sanitation, Biological Institute-São Paulo State Agency of Agribusiness (APTA)-São Paulo State Secretary of Agriculture and Supply, São Paulo, Brazil

    E. M. S. Cunha

  3. Jorge Vaitsman Municipal Veterinary Medicine Institute, Rabies Diagnostic Section SC2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    M. V. Silva

  4. Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechny, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    C. S. Mota & F. H. Ito

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Kobayashi, Y., Sato, G., Kato, M. et al. Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil. Arch Virol 152, 1995–2004 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-007-1033-y

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