Bat feces Random survey

Bats can harbor more than 130 viruses and were thought to be natural hosts of many lethal viruses including SARS like coronavirus (CoVs). In order to understand the background of bat viruses in Yunnan province, we conducted viral metagenomics to investigate bat-borne viruses in Yunnan province. In total, 275 adult bats were live-captured with nets in 4 counties of Yunnan Province, China. All alimentary specimens were collected using sterile swabs and immediately kept in viral transport medium in liquid nitrogen tank prior to transportation to the laboratory where they were stored at -80 °C. All captured bats were released after samples were collected.