Bat Rabies in the Americas: Is Myotis the Main Ancestral Spreader?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Samples
2.2. RNA Extraction, PCR Amplification, and Sequencing
2.3. Identification of Bat RABV Main Lineages
2.4. Bayesian Phylogeny and Cross-Species Transmission Dynamics
2.5. Association Tests
2.6. Recombination Analysis
2.7. Genetic Distances
3. Results
3.1. Recombination Analysis
3.2. Molecular Phylogeny
3.3. Association Tests
3.4. Cross-Species Transmission Dynamics
3.5. Genetic Distances
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Caraballo, D.A.; Vico, M.L.; Piccirilli, M.G.; Hirmas Riade, S.M.; Russo, S.; Martínez, G.; Beltrán, F.J.; Cisterna, D.M. Bat Rabies in the Americas: Is Myotis the Main Ancestral Spreader? Viruses 2024, 16, 1302. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081302
Caraballo DA, Vico ML, Piccirilli MG, Hirmas Riade SM, Russo S, Martínez G, Beltrán FJ, Cisterna DM. Bat Rabies in the Americas: Is Myotis the Main Ancestral Spreader? Viruses. 2024; 16(8):1302. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081302
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaraballo, Diego A., María Lorena Vico, María Guadalupe Piccirilli, Stella Maris Hirmas Riade, Susana Russo, Gustavo Martínez, Fernando J. Beltrán, and Daniel M. Cisterna. 2024. "Bat Rabies in the Americas: Is Myotis the Main Ancestral Spreader?" Viruses 16, no. 8: 1302. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081302