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Bat biology, genomes, and the Bat1K project: To generate chromosome-level genomes for all living bat species [PDF]

Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2018
Bats are unique among mammals, possessing some of the rarest mammalian adaptations, including true self-powered flight, laryngeal echolocation, exceptional longevity, unique immunity, contracted genomes, and vocal learning. They provide key ecosystem services, pollinating tropical plants, dispersing seeds, and controlling insect pest populations, thus ...
Teeling, E., Vernes, S., Dávalos, L., Ray, D., Gilbert, M., Myers, E., Consortium, B.   +6 more
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Bats as instructive animal models for studying longevity and aging. [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
Every organism's lifespan depends on the balance of protective and regenerative versus degenerative processes. Bats (Chiroptera) live far longer than is predicted by their small body size. Recent studies explore mechanisms underlying their longevity and have raised the question of how their aging compares to that of equally long‐lived primates.
Cooper LN, Ansari MY, Capshaw G, Galazyuk A, Lauer AM, Moss CF, Sears KE, Stewart M, Teeling EC, Wilkinson GS, Wilson RC, Zwaka TP, Orman R.   +12 more
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The genome sequence of the greater two-lined sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata, Temminck, 1838 (Emballonuridae, Emballonurinae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Saccopteryx bilineata (Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Emballonuridae). The genome sequence is 2.62Gb in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the X
Burton K. Lim, Thomas Brown, Martin Pippel, Meike Mai, Eugene W. Myers, Emma C. Teeling, Sylke Winkler, Sonja C. Vernes, Ine Alvarez van Tussenbroek, Myrtani Pieri   +9 more
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Proteomic Signatures of SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility in Mexican Free-tailed Bats and Their Application to Viral Surveillance. [PDF]

Integr Comp Biol
The increasing emergence of virulent pathogens necessitates novel approaches to predict and manage infectious disease risks. The importance of integrating observational and experimental approaches to studying host–pathogen interactions has long been ...
Becker DJ, Vicente-Santos A, Morales AE, Dyer KE, Olbrys BL, Lock LR, Smotherman MS, Vernes SC, Hiller M, Adams AM, Phinney BS, Frick WF, Hall JS.   +12 more
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Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance and disease resistance. [PDF]

Nature
Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Bats have been suggested to harbour more zoonotic viruses than any other mammalian order1.
Morales AE, Dong Y, Brown T, Baid K, Kontopoulos D-, Gonzalez V, Huang Z, Ahmed AW, Bhuinya A, Hilgers L, Winkler S, Hughes G, Li X, Lu P, Yang Y, Kirilenko BM, Devanna P, Lama TM, Nissan Y, Pippel M, Dávalos LM, Vernes SC, Puechmaille SJ, Rossiter SJ, Yovel Y, Prescott JB, Kurth A, Ray DA, Lim BK, Myers E, Teeling EC, Banerjee A, Irving AT, Hiller M.   +33 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

An updated synthesis of and outstanding questions in the olfactory and vomeronasal systems in bats: Genetics asks questions only anatomy can answer

The Anatomical Record, Volume 306, Issue 11, Page 2765-2780, November 2023., 2023
Abstract The extensive diversity observed in bat nasal chemosensory systems has been well‐documented at the histological level. Understanding how this diversity evolved and developing hypotheses as to why particular patterns exist require a phylogenetic perspective, which was first outlined in the work of anatomist Kunwar Bhatnagar.
Laurel R. Yohe, Nicholas T. Krell
wiley   +1 more source

Bat responses to climate change: a systematic review

Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 1, Page 19-33, February 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT Understanding how species respond to climate change is key to informing vulnerability assessments and designing effective conservation strategies, yet research efforts on wildlife responses to climate change fail to deliver a representative overview due to inherent biases.
Francesca Festa, Leonardo Ancillotto, Luca Santini, Michela Pacifici, Ricardo Rocha, Nia Toshkova, Francisco Amorim, Ana Benítez‐López, Adi Domer, Daniela Hamidović, Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt, Fiona Mathews, Viktoriia Radchuk, Hugo Rebelo, Ireneusz Ruczynski, Estelle Solem, Asaf Tsoar, Danilo Russo, Orly Razgour   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the causes and consequences of assembly gaps using a multiplatform genome assembly of a bird‐of‐paradise

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 263-286, January 2021., 2021
Abstract Genome assemblies are currently being produced at an impressive rate by consortia and individual laboratories. The low costs and increasing efficiency of sequencing technologies now enable assembling genomes at unprecedented quality and contiguity.
Valentina Peona, Mozes P. K. Blom, Luohao Xu, Reto Burri, Shawn Sullivan, Ignas Bunikis, Ivan Liachko, Tri Haryoko, Knud A. Jønsson, Qi Zhou, Martin Irestedt, Alexander Suh   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The pilot project of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) initiative [PDF]

, 2022
peer reviewedThe preservation of biodiversity and restoration of Europe’s ecosystems are included in the six political guidelines and priorities of the European Commission.
Mouton, Alice
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Tissue Collection of Bats for -Omics Analyses and Primary Cell Culture

, 2019
As high-throughput sequencing technologies advance, standardized methods for high quality tissue acquisition and preservation allow for the extension of these methods to non-model organisms.
Dávalos, Liliana M, Rossiter, Stephen J, Yohe, Laurel R, Devanna, Paolo, Davies, Kalina T J, Vernes, Sonja C, Potter, Joshua H T, Teeling, Emma C   +7 more
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