MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats
Kosuke Takada, Nicholas Yamahoki, Jonathon C. O. Mifsud…·Tokiko Watanabe
The paper reports a new bat betacoronavirus from Brazil with a functional furin cleavage site in its spike protein, highlighting its phylogenetic distinctiveness and potential zoonotic risk.