Kading, Rebekah C.Gilbert, Amy T.Mossel, Eric C.Crabtree, Mary B.Kuzmin, Ivan V.Niezgoda, MichaelAgwanda, BernardMarkotter, WandaWeil, M. RyanMontgomery, Joel M.Rupprecht, Charles EdwardMiller, Barry R.2013-11-122013-11-122013-11Kading, RC, Gilbert, AT, Mossel, EC, Crabtree, MB, Kuzmin, IV, Niezgoda, M, Agwanda, B, Markotter, W, Weil, MR, Montgomery, JM, Rupprecht, CE, Miller, BR 2013, 'Isolation and molecular characterization of Fikirini rhabdovirus, a novel virus from a Kenyan bat', Journal of general virology, vol. 94, Part 11, pp. 2398-2398.0022-1317 (print)1465-2099 (online)10.1099/vir.0.053983-0http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32367Zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens have comprised a significant component of emerging human infections in recent decades, and bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs for many of these disease agents. To identify novel pathogens associated with bats, we screened tissues of bats collected in Kenya. Virus isolates were identified by next generation sequencing of viral nucleic acid preparations from the infected cell culture supernatant and characterized molecularly. Here we report the identification of Fikirini rhabdovirus, a novel rhabdovirus isolated from a bat, Hipposideros vittatus, captured along the Kenyan coast.enSociety for General Microbiology.This is an author manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Microbiology, copyright Society for General Microbiology, but has not been copy-edited, formatted or proofed. Cite this article as appearing in Journal of General Virology, vol. 94, part. 11, pp. 2393-2398, 2013. doi : 10.1099/vir.0.053983-0IsolationMolecular characterizationFikirini rhabdovirusNovel virusKenya batPostprint Article