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At least seven distinct rotavirus genotype constellations in bats with evidence of reassortment and zoonotic transmissions
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SYSNO ASEP 0539521 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title At least seven distinct rotavirus genotype constellations in bats with evidence of reassortment and zoonotic transmissions Author(s) Simsek, C. (BE)
Corman, V. M. (DE)
Everling, H. U. (DE)
Lukashev, A. N. (RU)
Rasche, A. (DE)
Maganga, G. D. (GA)
Binger, T. (GH)
Jansen, D. (BE)
Beller, L. (BE)
Deboutte, W. (BE)
Gloza-Rausch, F. (DE)
Seebens-Hoyer, A. (DE)
Yordanov, S. (BG)
Sylverken, A. (GH)
Oppong, S. (GH)
Sarkodie, Y. A. (GH)
Vallo, Peter (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Leroy, E. M. (FR)
Bourgarel, M. (ZW)
Yinda, K. C. (BE)
Van Ranst, M. (BE)
Drosten, C. (DE)
Drexler, J. F. (DE)
Matthijnssens, J. (BE)Number of authors 24 Article number e02755-20 Source Title mBio. - : American Society for Microbiology - ISSN 2161-2129
Roč. 12, č. 1 (2021)Number of pages 17 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords Bat rotavirus ; Rotavirus genetic diversity ; sa11 ; Viral metagenomics ; Zoonosis Subject RIV EE - Microbiology, Virology OECD category Microbiology Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000627333700082 EID SCOPUS 85100186330 DOI 10.1128/mBio.02755-20 Annotation Bats host many viruses pathogenic to humans, and increasing evidence suggests that rotavirus A (RVA) also belongs to this list. Rotaviruses cause diarrheal disease in many mammals and birds, and their segmented genomes allow them to reassort and increase their genetic diversity. Eighteen out of 2,142 bat fecal samples (0.8%) collected from Europe, Central America, and Africa were PCR-positive for RVA, and 11 of those were fully characterized using viral metagenomics. Upon contrasting their genomes with publicly available data, at least 7 distinct bat RVA genotype constellations (GCs) were identified, which included evidence of reassortments and 6 novel genotypes. Some of these constellations are spread across the world, whereas others appear to be geographically restricted. Our analyses also suggest that several unusual human and equine RVA strains might be of bat RVA origin, based on their phylogenetic clustering, despite various levels of nucleotide sequence identities between them. Although SA11 is one of the most widely used reference strains for RVA research and forms the backbone of a reverse genetics system, its origin remained enigmatic. Remarkably, the majority of the genotypes of SA11-like strains were shared with Gabonese bat RVAs, suggesting a potential common origin. Overall, our findings suggest an underexplored genetic diversity of RVAs in bats, which is likely only the tip of the iceberg. Increasing contact between humans and bat wildlife will further increase the zoonosis risk, which warrants closer attention to these viruses. IMPORTANCE The increased research on bat coronaviruses after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome corona-virus (MERS-CoV) allowed the very rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2. This is an excellent example of the importance of knowing viruses harbored by wildlife in general, and bats in particular, for global preparedness against emerging viral patho-gens. The current effort to characterize bat rotavirus strains from 3 continents sheds light on the vast genetic diversity of rotaviruses and also hints at a bat origin for several atypical rotaviruses in humans and animals, implying that zoonoses of bat rotaviruses might occur more frequently than currently realized. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address https://mbio.asm.org/content/mbio/12/1/e02755-20.full.pdf
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