High host specificity of alphacoronaviruses in Nearctic, insectivorous bats

Abstract Bats are reservoir hosts for a number of coronaviruses, some of which may pose spillover risks for humans and other animals. We detected two alphacoronaviruses in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) and little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) in Ontario, Canada. These viruses are closely relat...

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Main Authors: Jonathon D. Kotwa, Arkadeb Bhuinya, Winfield Yim, Giulia Gallo, Pahul Singh, Qiang Liu, Anil Kumar, Emily Chien, Aaron Hou, Hsien-Yao Chee, Juliette Blais-Savoie, Lily Yip, Valerie Von Zuben, K. Aidan Wouters, Vikram Misra, Oliver Lung, Dalan Bailey, Finlay Maguire, Arinjay Banerjee, Samira Mubareka, Christina M. Davy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:npj Viruses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-025-00115-y
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