Pathogenicity, tissue tropism and potential vertical transmission of SARSr-CoV-2 in Malayan pangolins.

Malayan pangolin SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus (SARSr-CoV-2) is closely related to SARS-CoV-2. However, little is known about its pathogenicity in pangolins. Using CT scans we show that SARSr-CoV-2 positive Malayan pangolins are characterized by bilateral ground-glass opacities in lungs in a simila...

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Main Authors: Xianghui Liang, Xiaoyuan Chen, Junqiong Zhai, Xiaobing Li, Xu Zhang, Zhipeng Zhang, Ping Zhang, Xiao Wang, Xinyuan Cui, Hai Wang, Niu Zhou, Zu-Jin Chen, Renwei Su, Fuqing Zhou, Edward C Holmes, David M Irwin, Rui-Ai Chen, Qian He, Ya-Jiang Wu, Chen Wang, Xue-Qing Du, Shi-Ming Peng, Wei-Jun Xie, Fen Shan, Wan-Ping Li, Jun-Wei Dai, Xuejuan Shen, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao, Wu Chen, Yongyi Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011384