ArticleNature microbiology2018
The discovery of Bombali virus adds further support for bats as hosts of ebolaviruses.
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Authors and funding
27 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.
Tracey GoldsteinOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. tgoldstein@ucdavis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-7410
Simon J AnthonyCenter for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. sja2127@cumc.columbia.edu.
Aiah GbakimaMetabiota, Inc. Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Brian H BirdOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
James BanguraMetabiota, Inc. Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Alexandre Tremeau-BravardOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Manjunatha N BelaganahalliOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-5799
Heather L WellsCenter for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-5843
Jasjeet K DhanotaOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-8682
Eliza LiangCenter for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Michael GrodusCenter for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Rohit K JangraDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Veronica A DeJesusDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Gorka LassoDepartment of Systems Biology, Irving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Brett R SmithOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Amara JambaiMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Brima O KamaraMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Makeni, Sierra Leone.
Sorie KamaraLivestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
William BanguraForestry and Wildlife Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Corina MonaginOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Sagi ShapiraDepartment of Systems Biology, Irving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Christine K JohnsonOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Karen SaylorsMetabiota, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA.
Edward M RubinMetabiota, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kartik ChandranDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
W Ian LipkinCenter for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Jonna A K MazetOne Health Institute & Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
University of California, Davis · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USColumbia University · USMetabiota (United States) · USCancer Research Center · USSierra Leone Urban Research Centre · SLColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USEcoHealth Alliance · USMinistry of Health and Sanitation · SLUniversity of California System · US
Funding
COMPUTER STUDIES OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONR01GM030518 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI HONIG, BARRY H · 1985 to 2020
$4.5MEinstein Postbaccalaureate Research Education ProgramR25GM104547 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI AKABAS, MYLES H. · 2013 to 2023
$4.0MHigh-performance compute cluster for biomedical computingS10OD012351 · OD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CALIFANO, ANDREA · 2012 to 2012
$2.0MHost-virus interactions in the control of filovirus entryR01AI134824 · NIAID · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI CHANDRAN, KARTIK · 2018 to 2021
$1.9MCOMPUTER STUDIES OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONR37GM030518 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HONIG, BARRY H · 1995 to 2004
$1.5MStorage System for High Performance ComputingS10OD021764 · OD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CALIFANO, ANDREA · 2016 to 2016
$600kNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134824NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM030518NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM104547NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM030518NIH HHS S10 OD012351NIH HHS S10 OD021764
Abstract
Here we describe the complete genome of a new ebolavirus, Bombali virus (BOMV) detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone (little free-tailed (Chaerephon pumilus) and Angolan free-tailed (Mops condylurus)). The bats were found roosting inside houses, indicating the potential for human transmission. We show that the viral glycoprotein can mediate entry into human cells. However, further studies are required to investigate whether exposure has actually occurred or if BOMV is pathogenic in humans.
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AnimalsCell Line, TumorChiropteraEbolavirusGenome, ViralHumansPhylogenyViral Envelope ProteinsViral LoadVirus InternalizationViral Envelope Proteins
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