Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Group 1 Coronaviruses in South American Bats

oleh: Christine V.F. Carrington, Jerome E. Foster, Hua Chen Zhu, Jin Xia Zhang, Gavin J.D. Smith, Nadin Thompson, Albert J. Auguste, Vernie Ramkissoon, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Yi Guan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-12-01

Deskripsi

Bat coronaviruses (Bt-CoVs) are thought to be the precursors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We detected Bt-CoVs in 2 bat species from Trinidad. Phylogenetic analysis of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene and helicase confirmed them as group 1 coronaviruses.