Volume 14, Number 12—December 2008
Dispatch
Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Group 1 Coronaviruses in South American Bats
Table
Number and location of bat species collected and tested from December2006 through July 2007, with bat coronavirus species status
Species (family) | Location (no.) | Total no. tested (no. positive) |
---|---|---|
Carollia perspicillata (Phyllostomidae) | Arima (2), Fyzabad (2)*, Tabaquite (1) | 5 (1) |
Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae) | Couva (12)*, Tabaquite (7) | 21 (1) |
Noctilio leporinus (Noctilionidae) | Couva (6) | 6 (0) |
Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae) | Fyzabad (3), Morne Diablo (3), Rousillac (1), La Brae (7) | 14 (0) |
Pteronotus parnelli (Mormoopidae) | Tabaquite (29), Wallerfield (2) | 31 (0) |
Molossus major (Molossidae) | Talparo (25) | 25 (0) |
Mormoops sp. (Mormoopidae) | Tamana (1) | 1 (0) |
Phyllostomus hastatus (Phyllostomidae) |
Wallerfield (11) |
11 (0) |
Total | 10 locations; 8 species | 114 (2) |
*Indicates group from which coronavirus positive bats originated.