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Jane Megid

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)ORCID 0000-0002-6540-7157Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Edward Charles HolmesiD· 1 shared Éric Takashi Kamakura de Carvalho MesquitaiD· 1 shared Francisco Borges CostaiD· 1 shared Itsuki AnzaiiD· 1 shared Jonathon C. O. MifsudiD· 1 shared Kosuke TakadaiD· 1 shared Mateus de Souza Ribeiro MioniiD· 1 shared Nicholas YamahokiiD· 1 shared

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A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats

Kosuke Takada, Nicholas Yamahoki, Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Itsuki Anzai, Tadashi Maemura, Francisco Borges Costa, Éric Takashi Kamakura de Carvalho Mesquita, Mateus de Souza Ribeiro Mioni, Tiago J. S. Lopes, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Jane Megid, Edward Charles Holmes, 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.

Nature Communications · Sep 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology