Individual bat virome analysis reveals co-infection and spillover among bats and virus zoonotic potential

J Wang, Y Pan, L Yang, W Yang, K Lv, C Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bats are reservoir hosts for many zoonotic viruses. Despite this, relatively little is known
about the diversity and abundance of viruses within individual bats, and hence the …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of novel bat coronaviruses sheds light on the evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses

H Zhou, J Ji, X Chen, Y Bi, J Li, Q Wang, T Hu, H Song… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Despite the discovery of animal coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2, the evolutionary
origins of this virus are elusive. We describe a meta-transcriptomic study of 411 bat samples …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive survey of bat sarbecoviruses across China in relation to the origins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

Z Wu, Y Han, Y Wang, B Liu, L Zhao… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 have been thought to originate from bats. In this
study, we screened pharyngeal and anal swabs from 13 064 bats collected between 2016 …

Origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China

A Latinne, B Hu, KJ Olival, G Zhu, L Zhang, H Li… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Bats are presumed reservoirs of diverse coronaviruses (CoVs) including progenitors of
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of …

Virome characterization of game animals in China reveals a spectrum of emerging pathogens

WT He, X Hou, J Zhao, J Sun, H He, W Si, J Wang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Game animals are wildlife species traded and consumed as food and are potential
reservoirs for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. We performed a meta-transcriptomic analysis of …

A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia

CA Sánchez, H Li, KL Phelps… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Emerging diseases caused by coronaviruses of likely bat origin (eg, SARS, MERS, SADS,
COVID-19) have disrupted global health and economies for two decades. Evidence …

Metagenomic identification of a new sarbecovirus from horseshoe bats in Europe

JM Crook, I Murphy, DP Carter, ST Pullan, M Carroll… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The source of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, but the natural host of the progenitor
sarbecovirus is thought to be Asian horseshoe (rhinolophid) bats. We identified and …

Evolutionary perspectives on novel coronaviruses identified in pneumonia cases in China

X Wei, X Li, J Cui - National Science Review, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), are highly transmissible …

Ecology, evolution and classification of bat coronaviruses in the aftermath of SARS

JF Drexler, VM Corman, C Drosten - Antiviral research, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2002/2003, a novel coronavirus (CoV) caused a pandemic, infecting more than
8000 people, of whom nearly 10% died. This virus, termed severe acute respiratory …

Identification of diverse bat alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses in China provides new insights into the evolution and origin of coronavirus-related diseases

Y Han, J Du, H Su, J Zhang, G Zhu, S Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002, Middle East respiratory
syndrome in 2012 and fatal swine acute diarrhea syndrome in 2017 caused serious …