Table 5 Composition of bat pools.

From: The virome of German bats: comparing virus discovery approaches

Pool

# bats

Species (individuals per species)

Organs

1

12

Myotis bechsteinii (1)

S

Myotis nattereri (3)

L, I, S, SG

Myotis myotis (3)

L, I

Nyctalus leisleri (1)

L

Barbastella barbastellus (1)

L

Pipistrellus kuhlii (3)

L

2

22

Nyctalus noctula (22)

L, I, S, H,

3

12

Eptesicus nilssonii (12)

L, I, S, H, Li, B

4

11

Myotis mystacinus (11)

L, S, Li, K

5

12

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (12)

L, I, S, Li, K

6

24

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (23)

L, I, S, SG, H, Li, K

Pipistrellus pygmaeus (1)

L, S

7

6

Eptesicus serotinus (6)

L, I, S, H, Li, K

8

11

Plecotus aureus (7)

L, I, S, H, Li

Pipistrellus nathusii (4)

L, I, S, Li

9

11

Myotis daubentonii (5)

L, S, SG

Vespertilio murinus (6)

L, S, SG, Li

\(\Sigma\)

118

16 species

189 organs

  1. Table summarizes species and organs for the nine individual pools used for metagenomics sequencing and cell culture isolation. Organs written in bold have the highest percentage in the individual pool.
  2. # number, L lung, I intestine, S spleen, SG salivary gland, H heart, Li liver, K kidney, B brain.