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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Henipaviruses: bat-borne paramyxoviruses

Sarah Edwards A and Glenn A Marsh A B
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A Australian Animal Health Laboratory
CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
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East Geelong, Vic. 3219, Australia
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B Email: glenn.marsh@csiro.au

Microbiology Australia 38(1) 4-7 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA17003
Published: 21 February 2017

Abstract

Found on every continent except Antarctica, bats are one of the most abundant, diverse and geographically widespread vertebrates globally, making up approximately 20% of all known extant mammal species1,2. Noted for being the only mammal with the ability of powered flight, bats constitute the order Chiroptera (from the Ancient Greek meaning ‘hand wing’), which is further divided into two suborders: Megachiroptera known as megabats or flying foxes, and Microchiroptera comprising of echolocating microbats1,3.


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