Abstract
Close Relative of Human Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa
Highlights
Extending on previous work (2), we described European Pipistrellus bat–derived CoVs that are closely related to Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV (3)
We report the identification of a South Africa bat derived CoV that has an even closer phylogenetic relationship with MERS-CoV
To obtain better phylogenetic resolution, we extended the 398-nt RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) fragment generated by the screening PCR to 816 nt, as described (5)
Summary
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa A novel clade 2c betacoronavirus, termed Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)–CoV, was recently identified as the causative agent of a severe respiratory disease that is mainly affecting humans on the Arabian Peninsula (1). We report the identification of a South Africa bat derived CoV that has an even closer phylogenetic relationship with MERS-CoV.
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