A coronavirus detected in the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus

Abstract

This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 coronaviruses, as described for bat species elsewhere with putative importance in Public Health. © 2008 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved.