Infectome analysis of bat kidneys from Yunnan province, China, reveals close relatives of Hendra-Nipah viruses and prevalent bacterial and eukaryotic pathogens
Guopeng Kuang, Tian Yang, Weihong Yang, Jing Wang, Hong Pan, Yuanfei Pan, Qinyu Gou, Wei-Chen Wu, Juan Wang, Lifeng Yang, Xi Han, Yao-Qing Chen, John‐Sebastian Eden, Edward Charles Holmes, Mǎng Shī, Yun Feng
The paper analyzes the infectome of bat kidneys from Yunnan, China, identifying novel viruses, a protozoan parasite, and bacterial species, including henipaviruses related to Hendra and Nipah viruses.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology