New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany

Abstract

We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence was found for adenovirus transmission between bats.

Keywords

• Virus isolation
• vespertilionid bat
• adenovirus
• VIDISCA PCR
• Pipistrellus pipistrellus
• generic PCR