1. Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya.
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Tong S, Conrardy C, Ruone S, Kuzmin IV, Guo X, Tao Y, Niezgoda M, Haynes L, Agwanda B, Breiman RF, Anderson LJ, and Rupprecht CE
- Subjects
- Animals, Chiroptera classification, Coronavirus genetics, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections virology, Feces virology, Kenya epidemiology, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, RNA, Viral analysis, RNA, Viral genetics, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus classification, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus genetics, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemiology, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virology, Chiroptera virology, Coronavirus classification, Coronavirus isolation & purification, Coronavirus Infections veterinary, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus isolation & purification, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome veterinary
- Abstract
Diverse coronaviruses have been identified in bats from several continents but not from Africa. We identified group 1 and 2 coronaviruses in bats in Kenya, including SARS-related coronaviruses. The sequence diversity suggests that bats are well-established reservoirs for and likely sources of coronaviruses for many species, including humans.
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- 2009
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