Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Group 1 Coronaviruses in South American Bats
Open Access
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (12) , 1890-1893
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080642
Abstract
Bat coronaviruses (Bt-CoVs) are thought to be the precursors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We detected Bt-CoVs in 2 bat species from Trinidad. Phylogenetic analysis of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene and helicase confirmed them as group 1 coronaviruses.Keywords
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