Bat mastadenovirus A, formerly Bat adenovirus TJM, is a species of the genus Mastadenovirus of the family Adenoviridae.[4] It is a double stranded DNA virus with no RNA sequence. The designation TJM refers to the strain as there are several species of Bat adenoviruses in three groups 1, 2, and 3.
Transmission between same species is believed to be by droplet respiration and aerosolization of saliva, urine, and feces in closed environments such as caves and other bat roosts. Genomic analysis suggests canine adenoviruses may have originated from bites by vespertilionid bats.[6]
^Kohl, Claudia; Vidovszky, Márton Z.; Kurth, Andreas; Hemmi, Silvio; Greber, Urs F.; Harrach, Balázs (18 August 2011). "Create two species, Bat adenovirus B and Murine adenovirus B, in the genus Mastadenovirus, family Adenoviridae"(PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 12 February 2019. In 2010, Li Y. et al. published the isolation and the whole genome sequence of a third bat adenovirus (BtAdV-3, proposed species Bat adenovirus A).
^"ICTV 9th Report (2011) Adenoviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2019. List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Mastadenovirus but have not been approved as species Bat adenovirus 3 (TJM) [GU226970] (BtAdV-3)[dead link]
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