| 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 |
| diversity of coronavirus in bats from eastern thailand. | bats are reservoirs for a diverse range of coronaviruses (covs), including those closely related to human pathogens such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) cov and middle east respiratory syndrome cov. there are approximately 139 bat species reported to date in thailand, of which two are endemic species. due to the zoonotic potential of covs, standardized surveillance efforts to characterize viral diversity in wildlife are imperative. | 2015 | 25884446 |