Susan A. Nadin-Davis

TL;DR: Comparison of the predicted N and G proteins of these viruses with those of strains of terrestrial mammals indicated a similarity in structural organisation regardless of host species lifestyle, allowing examination of the evolutionary relationship of American bat rabies viruses within the Lyssavirus genus.

TL;DR: The linkage between ecological and evolutionary dynamics in rabies virus during its epidemic expansion into eastern and southern Ontario is illustrated and the use of integrated approaches, such as the geographical analysis of sequence variants, coupled with information on spatial dynamics will become indispensable aids in understanding patterns of disease emergence.

TL;DR: It was shown that two of the four previously identified variants had invaded this region from the south and east, but in addition viruses very closely related to arctic isolates of rabies virus were found.

TL;DR: This study attempted to isolate viruses from fresh tissue samples taken from trapped bats in cultured cells of bat, primate, rodent, porcine, ovine and avian origin and screened bat tissues by PCR using primers designed to amplify nucleic acids from members of certain families of viruses.

TL;DR: A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Lyssavirus genus, employing P gene sequences from 128 isolates recovered globally, revealed a clear division within the rabies virus clade (Genotype 1) between globally distributed viruses circulating predominantly in canid species and American strains harbored by both chiropteran and terrestrial hosts.