Distant relatives of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and close relatives of human coro...
Distant relatives of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and close relatives of human coronavirus 229E in bats, Ghana
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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We tested 12 bat species in Ghana for coronavirus (CoV) RNA. The virus prevalence in insectivorous bats (n = 123) was 9.76%. CoV was not detected in 212 fecal samples from Eidolon helvum fruit bats. Leaf-nosed bats pertaining to Hipposideros ruber by morphology had group 1 and group 2 CoVs. Virus concentrations were < or =45,000 copies/100 mg of ba...
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Distant relatives of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and close relatives of human coronavirus 229E in bats, Ghana
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d3640307cb764ad08fa5e1e6a32afda2
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d3640307cb764ad08fa5e1e6a32afda2
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid1509.090224
