Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats.
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.
Carrington
Christine V F
CV
Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicalSciences, Biochemistry Unit, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. carrington@sta.uwi.edu
Foster
Jerome E
JE
Zhu
Hua Chen
HC
Zhang
Jin Xia
JX
Smith
Gavin J D
GJ
Thompson
Nadin
N
Auguste
Albert J
AJ
Ramkissoon
Vernie
V
Adesiyun
Abiodun A
AA
Guan
Yi
Y
D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology
D012367:RNA, Viral; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase