Discovery of Novel Alphacoronaviruses in European Rodents and Shrews

Eight hundred and thirteen European rodents and shrews encompassing seven different species were screened for alphacoronaviruses using PCR detection. Novel alphacoronaviruses were detected in the species Rattus norvegicus, Microtus agrestis, Sorex araneus and Myodes glareolus. These, together with t...

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Main Authors: Tsoleridis, Theocharis, Onianwa, Okechukwu, Horncastle, Emma, Dayman, Emma, Zhu, Miaoran, Danjittrong, Taechasit, Wachtl, Marta, Behnke, Jerzy M., Chapman, Sarah, Strong, Victoria, Dobbs, Phillipa, Ball, Jonathan K., Tarlinton, Rachael E., McClure, C. Patrick
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810274/