A Coronavirus Detected in the Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus

作者:Brandao Paulo Eduardo*; Scheffer Karin; Villarreal Laura Yaneth; Achkar Samira; Oliveira Rafael de Novaes; Fahl Willian de Oliveira; Castilho Juliana Galera; Kotait Ivanete; Richtzenhain Leonardo Jose
来源:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008, 12(6): 466-468.

摘要

This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 coronaviruses, as described for bat species elsewhere with putative importance in Public Health.

  • 出版日期2008-12