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New coronavirus subspecies with SARS-CoV-2–like mutation discovered in Brazilian bat
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus subgenus in a Brazilian bat with a feature that, as in the related SARS-CoV-2 virus, allows it to invade human cells, per a non–peer-reviewed study published on the preprint server bioRxiv.
Difference of only 1 amino acid
The researchers, from Japan and Brazil, collected intestinal tissue samples from 70 bats from three locations from May to August 2019 and digitally studied the virus's genetic sequence. The process revealed a distinct subgenus with a functional furin cleavage site (FCS) on its spike protein and a unique amino acid sequence motif that differs from that of SARS-CoV-2 by only one amino acid.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-coronavirus-subspecies-sars-cov-2-mutation-discovered-brazilian-bat
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus subgenus in a Brazilian bat with a feature that, as in the related SARS-CoV-2 virus, allows it to invade human cells, per a non–peer-reviewed study published on the preprint server bioRxiv.
Difference of only 1 amino acid
The researchers, from Japan and Brazil, collected intestinal tissue samples from 70 bats from three locations from May to August 2019 and digitally studied the virus's genetic sequence. The process revealed a distinct subgenus with a functional furin cleavage site (FCS) on its spike protein and a unique amino acid sequence motif that differs from that of SARS-CoV-2 by only one amino acid.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-coronavirus-subspecies-sars-cov-2-mutation-discovered-brazilian-bat
