Markotter, WandaGeldenhuys, MarikeJansen van Vuren, PetrusKemp, AlanMortlock, MarindaMudakikwa, AntoineNel, Louis HendrikNziza, JuliusPaweska, Janusz TadeuszWeyer, Jacqueline2019-12-022019-12-022019-07-02Markotter, W., Geldenhuys, M., Jansen van Vuren, P. et al. 2019, 'Paramyxo- and coronaviruses in Rwandan bats', Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease', vol. 4, art. 99, pp. 1-11.2414-6366 (online)10.3390/tropicalmed4030099http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72447Table S1: Bats collected and tested in this study.A high diversity of corona- and paramyxoviruses have been detected in different bat species at study sites worldwide, including Africa, however no biosurveillance studies from Rwanda have been reported. In this study, samples from bats collected from caves in Ruhengeri, Rwanda, were tested for the presence of corona- and paramyxoviral RNA using reverse transcription PCR assays. Positive results were further characterized by DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. In addition to morphological identification of bat species, we also did molecular confirmation of species identities, contributing to the known genetic database available for African bat species. We detected a novel Betacoronavirus in two Geo roy’s horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus clivosus) bats. We also detected several different paramyxoviral species from various insectivorous bats. One of these viral species was found to be homologous to the genomes of viruses belonging to the Jeilongvirus genus. Additionally, a Henipavirus-related sequence was detected in an Egyptian rousette fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). These results expand on the known diversity of corona- and paramyxoviruses and their geographical distribution in Africa.en© 2019 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.ParamyxovirusCoronavirusRwandaBatSurveillanceCavesBarcodingEgyptian rousette fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)Geo roy’s horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus clivosus)Article