Bats—The Magnificent Virus Player: SARS, MERS, COVID-19 and Beyond

Kenneth S. M. Li; Susanna K. P. Lau; Patrick C. Y. Woo

doi:10.3390/v15122342

Viruses (Nov 2023)

Bats—The Magnificent Virus Player: SARS, MERS, COVID-19 and Beyond

Kenneth S. M. Li,
Susanna K. P. Lau,
Patrick C. Y. Woo

Affiliations

Kenneth S. M. Li: Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Susanna K. P. Lau: Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Patrick C. Y. Woo: Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v15122342
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 12
p. 2342

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Irrespective of whether COVID-19 originated from a natural or a genetically engineered virus, the ultimate source of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is bats [...]

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ISSN: 1999-4915 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses

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