A review on phylogenetic assessment and cytopathogenesis of filoviruses, retroviruses, and coronaviruses transmitted from bat to human

Filoviruses are filamentous and enveloped particles posing a single‐stranded negative sense RNA genome. The filoviridae family including Marburgvirus and Ebolavirus cause acute and deadly hemorrhagic fevers since they are transmitted to human. So, filoviruses are considered as a serious and dangerous threat to public health. In recent years, bats have become increasingly known as potential reservoirs for several viral infections. Bats are widely distributed in all continents except the polar regions and a few ocean islands. The nature of their diet is varied from insects and animals, and plants. The diversity of bat species and some of their unique biological and ecological characteristics make it possible for hosts with a number of important viral infectious agents in medicine such as Marburgvirus, Ebolavirus, and Coronavirus. The present review study was focused on phylogenetic assessment and cytopathogenesis of filoviruses and Baltimore's groups VI & VII retroviruses transmitted from bat to human.