Isolation of bat sarbecoviruses of SARS-CoV-2 clade, Japan
S. Murakami, T. Kitamura, H. Matsugo, H. Kamiki, K. Oyabu, W. Sekine, A. Takenaka-Uema, Y. Sakai-Tagawa, Y. Kawaoka, T. Horimoto
The paper isolates and characterizes SARS-CoV-2 clade sarbecoviruses from Japanese bats, showing host-specific replication and genetic variation in the S1 region.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology