detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in south american bats. | 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. | 2008 | 19046513 |