Coronaviruses closely related to the pandemic virus discovered in Japan and Cambodia

Nature. 2020 Dec;588(7836):15-16. doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-03217-0.
No abstract available

Keywords: Diseases; Evolution; SARS-CoV-2; Virology.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism
  • Animals
  • COVID-19 / virology*
  • Cambodia
  • Caves / virology
  • Chiroptera / virology*
  • Evolution, Molecular*
  • Feces / virology
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Phylogeny*
  • Receptors, Coronavirus / metabolism
  • SARS-CoV-2 / classification*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Viral Zoonoses / metabolism
  • Viral Zoonoses / virology

Substances

  • Receptors, Coronavirus
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2