Mateus de Souza Ribeiro Mioni

A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats

Abstract Bats are natural reservoirs for a wide range of RNA viruses. Members of the genus Betacoronavirus , including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus (MERS-CoV), have attracted particular attention due to their re...