Table 3.
Detection of prevalence of antibodies and RNAs of SARS-CoV-like viruses in bats and genome identity between bat SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV
| Sampling location | Bat species | Antibody test positive/total (%) | RT-PCRa positive/total (%) | Genome size (nt) | Identity with SARS-CoV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangxi | Rousettus leschenaulti | 1/142 (1.4%)b | 0/165 | ||
| Rhinolophus pearsoni | 13/46 (28.3%)b | 3/30 (10%) | 29,736 | 92 | |
| Rhinolophus pussilus | 2/6 (33.3%)b | 0/6 | |||
| Guangdong | Rousettus leschenaulti | 0/42b | 0/45 | ||
| Cynopterus sphinx | 0/17b | 0/27 | |||
| Tianjin | Myotis ricketti | ND | 0/21 | ||
| Hubei | R. pussilus | ND | 0/15 | ||
| Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | 0/4b | 1/8 (12.5%) | 29,743 | 87 | |
| Rhinolophus macrotis | 5/7 (71%)b | 1/8 (12.5%) | 29,749 | 87 | |
| Nyctalus plancyi | 0/1b | 0/1 | |||
| Miniopterus schreibersi | 0/1b | 0/1 | |||
| Myotis altarium | 0/1b | 0/1 | |||
| Hong Kong | Hipposideros armiger | ND | 0/12 | ||
| Miniopterus magnater | ND | 0/23 | |||
| Miniopterus pusillus | ND | 0/24 | |||
| Myotis chinensis | ND | 0/3 | |||
| M. ricketti | ND | 0/2 | |||
| Nyctalus noctula | ND | 0/2 | |||
| Rhinolophus affinus | ND | 0/2 | |||
| Rhinolophus sinicus | 12/18 (67%)c | 23/59 (39%) | 29,709 | 88 | |
Modified according to Lau et al. (2005) and Li et al. (2005b). ND, not done.
a
Sandwich ELISA based on SARS-CoV N protein (Li et al., 2005b).
b
Western blot with recombinant N protein of bat SL-CoV (Lau et al., 2005).
c
Faecal swabs were used for RT-PCR.