2024-10-31Zeitschriftenartikel
Increased Susceptibility of Rousettus aegyptiacus Bats to Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Challenge Despite Its Distinct Tropism for Gut Epithelia in Bats
Mohl, Björn-Patrick; Blaurock, Claudia; Breithaupt, Angele; Riek, Alexander; Speakman, John R.; Hambly, Catherine; Bokelmann, Marcel; Pei, Gang; Sadeghi, Balal; Dorhoi, Anca; Balkema-Buschmann, Anne
Increasing evidence suggests bats are the ancestral hosts of the majority of coronaviruses. In general, coronaviruses primarily target the gastrointestinal system, while some strains, especially Betacoronaviruses with the ...
