Identification of 2019-nCoV related coronaviruses in Malayan pangolins in southern China
T. T.-Y. Lam, M. H.-H. Shum, H.-C. Zhu, Y.-G. Tong, X.-B. Ni, Y.-S. Liao, W. Wei, W. Y.-M. Cheung, W.-J. Li, L.-F. Li, G. M. Leung, E. C. Holmes, Y.-L. Hu, Y. Guan
The paper identifies 2019-nCoV related coronaviruses in Malayan pangolins, suggesting they may be intermediate hosts for the virus.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2020Microbiology