Hee Chun Chung, Sung Jae Kim, Su Jin Hwang, Young Shin Jeon, Min Sik Song, Si Hwan Ko, Jasper Lee, Yoona Choi, Chul Un Chung, Jae Myun Lee
An investigation into retrovirus was conducted in six species of bats ( Myotis aurascens , Myotis petax , Myotis macrodactylus , Miniopterus fuliginosus , Rhinolophus ferrumequinum , and Pipistrellus abramus ) inhabiting South Korea. Exogenous retroviruses (XRVs) were detected in the tissue samples of R. ferrumequinum individuals by PCR assay. Proviruses were identified in all tissue samples through viral quantification using a digital PCR assay per organ (lung, intestine, heart, brain, wing, kidney, and liver), with viral loads varying greatly between each organ...
April 30, 2024: Microbiology Spectrum