229E- and NL63-like coronaviruses in phyllostomid bats, Belize
B. R. Ansil, Guang-Sheng Lei, Aaron J. Santos, Michael C. Letko, Stephanie N. Seifert, M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, Ryan F. Relich, Daniel J. Becker
The paper identifies novel and previously known alphacoronaviruses in three bat species in Belize and finds phylogenetic similarity between bat CoVs and human 229E and NL63 coronaviruses.
One Health · Jul 17, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology