| inferring the ecological niche of bat viruses closely related to sars-cov-2 using phylogeographic analyses of rhinolophus species. | the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) is the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic. to date, viruses closely related to sars-cov-2 have been reported in four bat species: rhinolophus acuminatus, rhinolophus affinis, rhinolophus malayanus, and rhinolophus shameli. here, we analysed 343 sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (co1) from georeferenced bats of the four rhinolophus species identified as reservoirs of vir ... | 2021 | 34253798 |