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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12(14), p. 1890-1893, 2008

DOI: 10.3201/eid1412.080642

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

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Abstract

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.