RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Wada, Yuji A1 Sasaki, Michihito A1 Setiyono, Agus A1 Handharyani, Ekowati A1 Rahmadani, Ibenu A1 Taha, Siswatiana A1 Adiani, Sri A1 Latief, Munira A1 Kholilullah, Zainal Abidin A1 Subangkit, Mawar A1 Kobayashi, Shintaro A1 Nakamura, Ichiro A1 Kimura, Takashi A1 Orba, Yasuko A1 Sawa, HirofumiYR 2018 T1 Detection of novel gammaherpesviruses from fruit bats in Indonesia JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 67 IS 3 SP 415 OP 422 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000689 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB Bats are an important natural reservoir of zoonotic viral pathogens. We previously isolated an alphaherpesvirus in fruit bats in Indonesia, and here establish the presence of viruses belonging to other taxa of the family Herpesviridae. We screened the same fruit bat population with pan-herpesvirus PCR and discovered 68 sequences of novel gammaherpesvirus, designated ‘megabat gammaherpesvirus’ (MgGHV). A phylogenetic analysis of approximately 3.4 kbp of continuous MgGHV sequences encompassing the glycoprotein B gene and DNA polymerase gene revealed that the MgGHV sequences are distinct from those of other reported gammaherpesviruses. Further analysis suggested the existence of co-infections of herpesviruses in Indonesian fruit bats. Our findings extend our understanding of the infectious cycles of herpesviruses in bats in Indonesia and the phylogenetic diversity of the gammaherpesviruses., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.000689