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Extensive diversity of coronaviruses in bats from China.
Virology - 1 Jul 2017
Lin Xian-Dan, Wang Wen, Hao Zong-Yu, Wang Zhao-Xiao, Guo Wen-Ping, Guan Xiao-Qing, Wang Miao-Ruo, Wang Hong-Wei, Zhou Run-Hong, Li Ming-Hui, Tang Guang-Peng, Wu Jun, Holmes Edward C, Zhang Yong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
To help reveal the diversity and evolution of bat coronaviruses we collected 1067 bats from 21 species in China. A total of 73 coronaviruses (32 alphacoronaviruses and 41 betacoronaviruses) were identified in these bats, with an overall prevalence of 6.84%. All newly-identified betacoronaviruses were SARS-related Rhinolophus bat coronaviruses (SARSr-Rh-BatCoV). Importantly, with the exception of the S gene, the...
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