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An emerging novel bovine coronavirus with a 4-amino-acid insertion in the receptor-binding domain of the hemagglutinin-esterase gene.
Archives of virology - 1 Dec 2020
Abi Keha-Mo, Zhang Qi, Zhang Bin, Zhou Long, Yue Hua, Tang Cheng
Abstract excerpt
The hemagglutinin-esterase (HE) protein of betacoronavirus lineage A is a secondary receptor in the infection process and is involved in the emergence of new betacoronavirus genotypes with altered host specificity and tissue tropism. We previously reported a novel recombinant bovine coronavirus (BCoV) strain that was circulating in dairy cattle in China, but this virus was not successfully isolated, and the...
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