title: Alphacoronavirus detected in bats in the United Kingdom.
abstract: This study presents the first record of coronavirus in British bats. Alphacoronavirus strains were detected in two of seven bat species, namely Myotis nattereri and M. daubentonii. Virus prevalence was particularly high in the previously unrecognized host M. nattereri, which can live in close proximity to humans.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, and University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
authors.forename: Tom A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: August
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Miles A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nunn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology