title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in bats, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The source of human infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus remains unknown. Molecular investigation indicated that bats in Saudi Arabia are infected with several alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses. Virus from 1 bat showed 100% nucleotide identity to virus from the human index case-patient. Bats might play a role in human infection.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.forename: Nischay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Olival
authors.forename: Shamsudeen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fagbo
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Rafat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alhakeem
authors.forename: Abdulkareem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durosinloun
authors.forename: Mushabab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Asmari
authors.forename: Ariful
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Briese
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daszak
authors.forename: Abdullah A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al Rabeeah
authors.forename: W Ian
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lipkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: MERS CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Saudi Arabia; bats; coronavirus; viruses