229E- and NL63-like coronaviruses in phyllostomid bats, Belize

  1. B. R. Ansil
  2. Guang-Sheng Lei
  3. Aaron J. Santos
  4. Michael Letko
  5. Stephanie N Seifert
  6. M. Brock Fenton
  7. Nancy B. Simmons
  8. Ryan F. Relich
  9. Daniel J. Becker
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Abstract

We report novel and previously identified alphacoronavirus (α-CoV) diversity in three phyllostomid bat species ( Desmodus rotundus, Carollia sowelli , and Sturnira parvidens ) in Belize. Phylogenetic analysis suggests strong similarity between two Neotropical bat α-CoV lineages and human CoVs (229E and NL63) compared to prior bat α-CoVs.

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  1. Version published to 10.1101/2025.04.08.647854v1 on bioRxiv