Are pangolins the intermediate host of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ?
P. Liu, J.-Z. Jiang, Y. Hua, X. Wang, F. Hou, X.-F. Wan, J. Chen, J. Zou, J. Chen
This study analyzes pangolin coronaviruses to assess their role as potential intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2, finding genetic relatedness but not direct origin.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2020Pathology