title: Detection of novel SARS-like and other coronaviruses in bats from Kenya.
abstract: Diverse coronaviruses have been identified in bats from several continents but not from Africa. We identified group 1 and 2 coronaviruses in bats in Kenya, including SARS-related coronaviruses. The sequence diversity suggests that bats are well-established reservoirs for and likely sources of coronaviruses for many species, including humans.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Virus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. sot1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Suxiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conrardy
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruone
authors.forename: Ivan V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kuzmin
authors.forename: Xiling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niezgoda
authors.forename: Lia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agwanda
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Breiman
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral