title: Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Christine V F
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Carrington
authors.forename: Jerome E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Hua Chen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jin Xia
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gavin J D
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Nadin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Auguste
authors.forename: Vernie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramkissoon
authors.forename: Abiodun A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adesiyun
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase