Discovery of Seven Novel Mammalian and Avian Coronaviruses in the Genus Deltacoronavirus Supports Bat Coronaviruses as the Gene Source of Alphacoronavirus and Betacoronavirus and Avian Coronaviruses as the Gene Source of Gammacoronavirus and Deltacoronavirus
Patrick C. Y. Woo,Susanna K. P. Lau,Carol S. F. Lam,Candy C. Y. Lau,Alan K.L. Tsang,John H. Lau,Ru Bai,Jade L. L. Teng,Chris C. C. Tsang,Ming Wang,Bo-Jian Zheng,Kwok-Hung Chan,Kwok-Yung Yuen +12 more
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It appears that bats and birds, the warm blooded flying vertebrates, are ideal hosts for the coronavirus gene source and birds for Gammacoronavirus and Deltacor onavirus, to fuel coronav virus evolution and dissemination.Citations
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