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Bat cells from Pteropus alecto are susceptible to influenza A virus infection and reassortment

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2013 May 27. doi: 10.1111/irv.12128. [Epub ahead of print]
Bat cells from Pteropus alecto are susceptible to influenza A virus infection and reassortment.
Dlugolenski D, Jones L, Tompkins SM, Crameri G, Wang LF, Tripp RA.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Abstract

Waterfowl are primary hosts for influenza A viruses (IAVs); however, there is sporadic infection of swine and other species that pose a risk of zoonotic spread. Yellow-shouldered bats were shown to be hosts of an IAV, thereby constituting a potential novel reservoir. We show that Pteropus alecto kidney cells (PaKi) are susceptible to infection and sustain replication of A/WSN/33 (H1N1) and A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1). Importantly, we show that co-infection of PaKi cells results in novel reassortants.

? 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PMID:
23710888
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710888
 
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