Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats

Christine V F Carrington; Jerome E Foster; Hua Chen Zhu; Jin Xia Zhang; Gavin J D Smith; Nadin Thompson; Albert J Auguste; Vernie Ramkissoon; Abiodun A Adesiyun; Yi Guan

doi:10.3201/eid1412.080642

Detection and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses in South American bats

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;14(12):1890-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1412.080642.

Authors

Christine V F Carrington¹, Jerome E Foster, Hua Chen Zhu, Jin Xia Zhang, Gavin J D Smith, Nadin Thompson, Albert J Auguste, Vernie Ramkissoon, Abiodun A Adesiyun, Yi Guan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicalSciences, Biochemistry Unit, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. carrington@sta.uwi.edu

Abstract

Bat coronaviruses (Bt-CoVs) are thought to be the precursors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We detected Bt-CoVs in 2 bat species from Trinidad. Phylogenetic analysis of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene and helicase confirmed them as group 1 coronaviruses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Chiroptera / virology*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Coronavirus* / classification
Coronavirus* / genetics
Coronavirus* / isolation & purification
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny*
RNA, Viral / analysis
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
South America / epidemiology
Trinidad and Tobago / epidemiology

Substances

RNA, Viral
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

Associated data

GENBANK/EU769557
GENBANK/EU769558