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Shin Murakami, Tomoya Kitamura, Jin Suzuki, Ryouta Sato, Toshiki Aoi, Marina Fujii, Hiromichi Matsugo, Haruhiko Kamiki, Hiroho Ishida, Akiko Takenaka-Uema, Masayuki Shimojima, Taisuke Horimoto, Murakami, Shin, Kitamura, Tomoya, Suzuki, Jin, Sato, Ryouta, Aoi, Toshiki, Fujii, Marina, Matsugo, Hiromichi, Kamiki, Haruhiko |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases; Dec2020, Vol. 26 Issue 12, p3025-3029, 5p |
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Epidemiology of bat Betacoronavirus, subgenus Sarbecovirus is largely unknown, especially outside China. We detected a sarbecovirus phylogenetically related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from Rhinolophus cornutus bats in Japan. The sarbecovirus' spike protein specifically recognizes angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 of R. cornutus, but not humans, as an entry receptor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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