Table 1.
Bat species captured and associated coronaviruses in the present surveillance study
| Bats |
Coronaviruses | Sampling locations for the positive specimensa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Common name | No. of bats tested | No. (%) of bats positive for coronaviruses | ||
| Cynopterus sphinx | Short-nosed fruit bat | 2 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Hipposideros armiger | Great round-leaf bat | 13 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Hipposideros pomona | Pomona roundleaf bat | 18 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Miniopterus magnater | Greater bent-winged bat | 51 | 1 (2) | Bat-CoV HKU7b | B |
| Miniopterus pusillus | Lesser bent-winged bat | 25 | 4 (16) | Bat-CoV HKU8b (n = 1)c | D (Bat-CoV HKU8-1) |
| Coronavirus previously reported (n = 3)c | E (Bat-CoV 61-1, 61-2 and 61-3) | ||||
| Myotis chinensis | Greater mouse-eared bat | 8 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Myotis ricketti | Rickett's big-footed bat | 23 | 1 (4) | Bat-CoV HKU6b | H |
| Nyctalus noctula | Noctule bat | 7 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Pipistrellus abramus | Japanese pipistrelle | 14 | 4 (29) | Bat-CoV HKU5b | B (Bat-CoV HKU5-1) C (Bat-CoV HKU5-2, HKU5-3 and HKU5-5) |
| Rhinolophus affinus | Intermediate horseshoe bat | 7 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Rhinolophus sinicus | Chinese horseshoe bat | 118 | 23 (19) | Bat-CoV HKU2b (n = 2)c | D (Bat-CoV HKU2-1) J (Bat-CoV HKU2-2) |
| Bat-SARS-CoV (n = 21)c | F, H, I (Bat-SARS-CoV HKU3) | ||||
| Rousettus lechenaulti | Leschenault's rousette | 2 | 0 (0) | – | |
| Tylonycteris pachypus | Lesser bamboo bat | 21 | 4 (19) | Bat-CoV HKU4b | A (Bat-CoV HKU4-1, HKU4-2 and HKU4-3) B (Bat-CoV HKU4-4) |
a
The sampling locations are those depicted in Fig. 1.
b
Novel coronaviruses described in the present study.
c
No. of bats positive for this coronavirus species.