Diversity of coronavirus in bats from Eastern Thailand.
Virol J. 2015 Apr 11; 12:57.VJ

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Bats are reservoirs for a diverse range of coronaviruses (CoVs), including those closely related to human pathogens such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CoV and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoV. There are approximately 139 bat species reported to date in Thailand, of which two are endemic species. Due to the zoonotic potential of CoVs, standardized surveillance efforts to characterize viral diversity in wildlife are imperative.

FINDINGS

A total of 626 bats from 19 different bat species were individually sampled from 5 provinces in Eastern Thailand between 2008 and 2013 (84 fecal and 542 rectal swabs). Samples collected (either fresh feces or rectal swabs) were placed directly into RNA stabilization reagent, transported on ice within 24 hours and preserved at -80°C until further analysis. CoV RNA was detected in 47 specimens (7.6%), from 13 different bat species, using broadly reactive consensus PCR primers targeting the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase gene designed to detect all CoVs. Thirty seven alphacoronaviruses, nine lineage D betacoronaviruses, and one lineage B betacoronavirus (SARS-CoV related) were identified. Six new bat CoV reservoirs were identified in our study, namely Cynopterus sphinx, Taphozous melanopogon, Hipposideros lekaguli, Rhinolophus shameli, Scotophilus heathii and Megaderma lyra.

CONCLUSIONS

CoVs from the same genetic lineage were found in different bat species roosting in similar or different locations. These data suggest that bat CoV lineages are not strictly concordant with their hosts. Our phylogenetic data indicates high diversity and a complex ecology of CoVs in bats sampled from specific areas in eastern regions of Thailand. Further characterization of additional CoV genes may be useful to better describe the CoV divergence.

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Wacharapluesadee S

Duengkae P

Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. prateepd@hotmail.com.

Rodpan A

Kaewpom T

Maneeorn P

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand. lotterwildlifevet@gmail.com.

Kanchanasaka B

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand. kbudsabong@yahoo.com.

Yingsakmongkon S

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. sangchai59@hotmail.com. Inter-Department Program of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. sangchai59@hotmail.com.

Sittidetboripat N

Chareesaen C

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand. poom_forest@hotmail.com.

Khlangsap N

Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. rdispk@ku.ac.th.

Pidthong A

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand. iamapisit@gmail.com.

Leadprathom K

Royal Forest Department, Bangkok, Thailand. kumron57@gmail.com.

Ghai S

Epstein JH

EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA. epstein@ecohealthalliance.org.

Daszak P

EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA. daszak@ecohealthalliance.org.

Olival KJ

EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA. olival@ecohealthalliance.org.

Blair PJ

Naval Medical Research Center-Asia, Singapore, Singapore. patricknhrc@gmail.com.

Callahan MV

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. mvcallahan@mgh.harvard.edu. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. mvcallahan@mgh.harvard.edu.

Hemachudha T

MeSH

AnimalsChiropteraCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsGenetic VariationGenome, ViralHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyThailand

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25884446

Citation

Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn, et al. "Diversity of Coronavirus in Bats From Eastern Thailand." Virology Journal, vol. 12, 2015, p. 57.

Wacharapluesadee S, Duengkae P, Rodpan A, et al. Diversity of coronavirus in bats from Eastern Thailand. Virol J. 2015;12:57.

Wacharapluesadee, S., Duengkae, P., Rodpan, A., Kaewpom, T., Maneeorn, P., Kanchanasaka, B., Yingsakmongkon, S., Sittidetboripat, N., Chareesaen, C., Khlangsap, N., Pidthong, A., Leadprathom, K., Ghai, S., Epstein, J. H., Daszak, P., Olival, K. J., Blair, P. J., Callahan, M. V., & Hemachudha, T. (2015). Diversity of coronavirus in bats from Eastern Thailand. Virology Journal, 12, 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-015-0289-1

Wacharapluesadee S, et al. Diversity of Coronavirus in Bats From Eastern Thailand. Virol J. 2015 Apr 11;12:57. PubMed PMID: 25884446.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Diversity of coronavirus in bats from Eastern Thailand. AU - Wacharapluesadee,Supaporn, AU - Duengkae,Prateep, AU - Rodpan,Apaporn, AU - Kaewpom,Thongchai, AU - Maneeorn,Patarapol, AU - Kanchanasaka,Budsabong, AU - Yingsakmongkon,Sangchai, AU - Sittidetboripat,Nuntaporn, AU - Chareesaen,Chaiyaporn, AU - Khlangsap,Nathawat, AU - Pidthong,Apisit, AU - Leadprathom,Kumron, AU - Ghai,Siriporn, AU - Epstein,Jonathan H, AU - Daszak,Peter, AU - Olival,Kevin J, AU - Blair,Patrick J, AU - Callahan,Michael V, AU - Hemachudha,Thiravat, Y1 - 2015/04/11/ PY - 2014/10/05/received PY - 2015/03/25/accepted PY - 2015/4/18/entrez PY - 2015/4/18/pubmed PY - 2016/1/23/medline SP - 57 EP - 57 JF - Virology journal JO - Virol J VL - 12 N2 - BACKGROUND: Bats are reservoirs for a diverse range of coronaviruses (CoVs), including those closely related to human pathogens such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CoV and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoV. There are approximately 139 bat species reported to date in Thailand, of which two are endemic species. Due to the zoonotic potential of CoVs, standardized surveillance efforts to characterize viral diversity in wildlife are imperative. FINDINGS: A total of 626 bats from 19 different bat species were individually sampled from 5 provinces in Eastern Thailand between 2008 and 2013 (84 fecal and 542 rectal swabs). Samples collected (either fresh feces or rectal swabs) were placed directly into RNA stabilization reagent, transported on ice within 24 hours and preserved at -80°C until further analysis. CoV RNA was detected in 47 specimens (7.6%), from 13 different bat species, using broadly reactive consensus PCR primers targeting the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase gene designed to detect all CoVs. Thirty seven alphacoronaviruses, nine lineage D betacoronaviruses, and one lineage B betacoronavirus (SARS-CoV related) were identified. Six new bat CoV reservoirs were identified in our study, namely Cynopterus sphinx, Taphozous melanopogon, Hipposideros lekaguli, Rhinolophus shameli, Scotophilus heathii and Megaderma lyra. CONCLUSIONS: CoVs from the same genetic lineage were found in different bat species roosting in similar or different locations. These data suggest that bat CoV lineages are not strictly concordant with their hosts. Our phylogenetic data indicates high diversity and a complex ecology of CoVs in bats sampled from specific areas in eastern regions of Thailand. Further characterization of additional CoV genes may be useful to better describe the CoV divergence. SN - 1743-422X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25884446/Diversity_of_coronavirus_in_bats_from_Eastern_Thailand_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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