Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2011)

Novel Lyssavirus in Natterer’s Bat, Germany

  • Conrad M. Freuling,
  • Martin Beer,
  • Franz J. Conraths,
  • Stefan Finke,
  • Bernd Hoffmann,
  • Barbara Keller,
  • Jeannette Kliemt,
  • Thomas C. Mettenleiter,
  • Elke Mühlbach,
  • Jens P. Teifke,
  • Peter Wohlsein,
  • Thomas Müller

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.110201
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 8
pp. 1519 – 1522

Abstract

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A virus isolated from a Natterer’s bat (Myotis nattererii) in Germany was differentiated from other lyssaviruses on the basis of the reaction pattern of a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Phylogenetic analysis supported the assumption that the isolated virus, Bokeloh bat lyssavirus, may represent a new member of the genus Lyssavirus.

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