Discovery and genetic analysis of novel coronaviruses in least horseshoe bats in southwestern China

To investigate bat coronaviruses (CoVs), we collected 132 rectal swabs and urine samples from five bat species in three countries in southwestern China. Seven CoVs belonging to distinct groups of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like CoVs and α-CoVs were detected in samples from least horses...

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Main Authors: Lihua Wang, Shihong Fu, Yuxi Cao, Hailin Zhang, Yun Feng, Weihong Yang, Kai Nie, Xuejun Ma, Guodong Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2016.140