Bat adenovirus TJM
| Bat adenovirus TJM | |
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| Transmission electron micrograph of two adenovirus particles | |
| Virus classification | |
| Group: |
Group I (dsDNA)
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| Order: |
Unassigned
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| Family: |
Adenoviridae
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| Genus: | |
| Type species | |
| Bat adenovirus A |
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| Species | |
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Bat adenovirus TJM |
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Bat adenovirus TJM (Bt-AdV-TJM) is a novel species of the Mastadenovirus genus of the family Adenoviridae.[1] It is a double stranded DNA virus with no RNA sequence. The designation TJM refers to the strain as there are several species of Bat adenoviruses in three groups 1, 2, and 3.
Virology
Bt-AdV-TJM is most closely related to the tree shrew and canine AdVs. Its genome consists of 30 putative genes exhibiting wide genetic diversity among bat species and within the same species harboring AdVs.
Reservoir
Bt-AdV-TJM was first isolated from Myotis and Scotophilus kuhlii bats in Beijing, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan provinces in China in 2007 and 2008.[2]
Transmission
Transmission between same species is believed to be by droplet respiration and aersolization of salvia, urine and feces in closed environments such as caves and other bat roosts. Genomic analysis suggests canine adenoviruses may have originated from bites by vespertilionid bats.[3]
