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Genetic diversity of bats coronaviruses in the Atlantic Forest hotspot biome, Brazil.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2016
Góes Luiz Gustavo Bentim, Campos Angélica Cristine de Almeida, Carvalho Cristiano de, Ambar Guilherme, Queiroz Luzia Helena, Cruz-Neto Ariovaldo Pereira, Munir Muhammad, Durigon Edison Luiz
Abstract excerpt
Bats are notorious reservoirs of genetically-diverse and high-profile pathogens, and are playing crucial roles in the emergence and re-emergence of viruses, both in human and in animals. In this report, we identified and characterized previously unknown and diverse genetic clusters of bat coronaviruses in the Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil. These results highlight the virus richness of bats and their possible...
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