Novel Bat Alphacoronaviruses in Southern China Support Chinese Horseshoe Bats as an Important Reservoir for Potential Novel Coronaviruses

While bats are increasingly recognized as a source of coronavirus epidemics, the diversity and emergence potential of bat coronaviruses remains to be fully understood. Among 1779 bat samples collected in China, diverse coronaviruses were detected in 32 samples from five different bat species by RT-P...

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Main Authors: Susanna K.P. Lau, Antonio C.P. Wong, Libao Zhang, Hayes K.H. Luk, Jamie S. L. Kwok, Syed S. Ahmed, Jian-Piao Cai, Pyrear S.H. Zhao, Jade L.L. Teng, Stephen K.W. Tsui, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Patrick C. Y. Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bat
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/5/423