Abstract
Recent studies in several African countries have provided the first evidence for the presence of coronaviruses in African bats. Here we describe, for the first time, the detection of RNA of 3 unique coronavirus species in the tissues of South African bats.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Chiroptera / virology*
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Coronavirus / genetics
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Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Coronavirus Infections / virology*
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / chemistry
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, RNA
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South Africa / epidemiology