@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.000689, author = "Wada, Yuji and Sasaki, Michihito and Setiyono, Agus and Handharyani, Ekowati and Rahmadani, Ibenu and Taha, Siswatiana and Adiani, Sri and Latief, Munira and Kholilullah, Zainal Abidin and Subangkit, Mawar and Kobayashi, Shintaro and Nakamura, Ichiro and Kimura, Takashi and Orba, Yasuko and Sawa, Hirofumi", title = "Detection of novel gammaherpesviruses from fruit bats in Indonesia", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "2018", volume = "67", number = "3", pages = "415-422", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000689", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.000689", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "PCR screening", keywords = "long-distance PCR", keywords = "phylogenetic analysis", keywords = "gammaherpesvirus", keywords = "fruit bat", abstract = "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.", }