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Highly diversified coronaviruses in neotropical bats.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2013
Corman Victor Max, Rasche Andrea, Diallo Thierno Diawo, Cottontail Veronika M, Stöcker Andreas, Souza Breno Frederico de Carvalho Dominguez, Corrêa Jefferson Ivan, Carneiro Aroldo José Borges, Franke Carlos Roberto, Nagy Martina, Metz Markus, Knörnschild Mirjam, Kalko Elisabeth K V, Ghanem Simon J, Morales Karen D Sibaja, Salsamendi Egoitz, Spínola Manuel, Herrler Georg, Voigt Christian C, Tschapka Marco, Drosten Christian, Drexler Jan Felix
Abstract excerpt
Bats host a broad diversity of coronaviruses (CoVs), including close relatives of human pathogens. There is only limited data on neotropical bat CoVs. We analysed faecal, blood and intestine specimens from 1562 bats sampled in Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Brazil for CoVs by broad-range PCR. Co...
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