Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats

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

doi:10.3201/eid1412.080642

Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats

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

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1890-1893
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080642
State	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

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