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Detection and full genome characterization of two beta CoV viruses related to Middle East respiratory syndrome from bats in Italy
1 Dec 2017
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which belongs to beta group of coronavirus, can infect multiple host species and causes severe diseases in humans. Multiple surveillance and phylogenetic studies suggest a bat origin. In this study, we describe the detection and full genome characterization of two CoVs closely related to MERS-CoV from two Italian bats, Pipistrellus kuhlii and...
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