Coronaviruses in South African Bats

被引:20
作者
Geldenhuys, Marike [1 ]
Weyer, Jacqueline [1 ]
Nel, Louis H. [1 ]
Markotter, Wanda [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pretoria, Dept Microbiol & Plant Pathol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Coronavirus; Alphacoronavirus; South Africa; Bat; SARS;
D O I
10.1089/vbz.2012.1101
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:516 / 519
页数:4
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