Gut microbiota of bats: pro-mutagenic properties and possible frontiers in preventing emerging disease

Abstract Bats are potential natural reservoirs for emerging viruses, causing deadly human diseases, such as COVID-19, MERS, SARS, Nipah, Hendra, and Ebola infections. The fundamental mechanisms by which bats are considered “living bioreactors” for emerging viruses are not fully understood. Some stud...

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Main Authors: Igor V. Popov, Maria S. Mazanko, Elizaveta D. Kulaeva, Sergey N. Golovin, Aleksey V. Malinovkin, Iraida S. Aleshukina, Anna V. Aleshukina, Evgeniya V. Prazdnova, Tatiana I. Tverdokhlebova, Michael L. Chikindas, Alexey M. Ermakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00604-z