virus discovery
Editor's Pick Research Article | Host-Microbe BiologyIsolation and Characterization of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus from a Microbat Cell LineBats are of significant interest as reservoirs for zoonotic viral pathogens; however, tools to dissect bat-virus interactions are limited in availability. This study serendipitously identified, in an established bat cell line, a fully replication-competent gammaherpesvirus; determined the complete genome sequence of the virus; and generated a viral transcript map. This virus can replicate in select human and nonhuman primate cell lines...