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Prevalence and genetic diversity of coronaviruses in bats from China.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2006
Tang X C, Zhang J X, Zhang S Y, Wang P, Fan X H, Li L F, Li G, Dong B Q, Liu W, Cheung C L, Xu K M, Song W J, Vijaykrishna D, Poon L L M, Peiris J S M, Smith G J D, Chen H, Guan Y
Abstract excerpt
Coronaviruses can infect a variety of animals including poultry, livestock, and humans and are currently classified into three groups. The interspecies transmissions of coronaviruses between different hosts form a complex ecosystem of which little is known. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the recent identification of new coronaviruses have highlighted the necessity for further...
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