Possible Bat Origin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Abstract
We showed that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is probably a novel recombinant virus. Its genome is closest to that of severe acute respiratory syndrome–related coronaviruses from horseshoe bats, and its receptor-binding domain is closest to that of pangolin viruses. Its origin and direct ancestral viruses have not been identified.
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Lau, S. K. P., Luk, H. K. H., Wong, A. C. P., Li, K. S. M., Zhu, L., He, Z., … Woo, P. C. Y. (2020, July). Possible Bat Origin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200092
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2020-07-01
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