Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Group 1 Coronaviruses in South American Bats

Autor: Christine V.F. Carrington, Jerome E. Foster, Hua Chen Zhu, Jin Xia Zhang, Gavin J.D. Smith, Nadin Thompson, Albert J. Auguste, Vernie Ramkissoon, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Yi Guan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 12, Pp 1890-1893 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1412.080642
Popis: 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.
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