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Interplay between co-divergence and cross-species transmission in the evolutionary history of bat coronaviruses.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2018
Leopardi Stefania, Holmes Edward C, Gastaldelli Michele, Tassoni Luca, Priori Pamela, Scaravelli Dino, Zamperin Gianpiero, De Benedictis Paola
Abstract excerpt
Coronaviruses (CoVs) have been documented in almost every species of bat sampled. Bat CoVs exhibit both extensive genetic diversity and a broad geographic range, indicative of a long-standing host association. Despite this, the respective roles of long-term virus-host co-divergence and cross-species transmission (host-jumping) in the evolution of bat coronaviruses are unclear. Using a phylogenetic approach we...
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