title: A coronavirus detected in the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus.
abstract: This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 coronaviruses, as described for bat species elsewhere with putative importance in Public Health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. paulo7926@usp.br
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheffer
authors.forename: Laura Yaneth
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Achkar
authors.forename: Rafael de Novaes
authors.initials: Rde N
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Willian de Oliveira
authors.initials: Wde O
authors.lastname: Fahl
authors.forename: Juliana Galera
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Castilho
authors.forename: Ivanete
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotait
authors.forename: Leonardo José
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Richtzenhain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral