Pangolins Harbor SARS-CoV-2-Related Coronaviruses

Guan-Zhu Han

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2020.04.001

Pangolins Harbor SARS-CoV-2-Related Coronaviruses

Trends Microbiol. 2020 Jul;28(7):515-517. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Author

Guan-Zhu Han¹

Affiliation

¹ Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210046, China. Electronic address: guanzhu@njnu.edu.cn.

Abstract

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has posed a severe threat to global public health. Yet, the origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains mysterious. Several recent studies (e.g., Lam et al.,Xiao et al.) identified SARS-CoV-2-related viruses in pangolins, providing novel insights into the evolution and diversity of SARS-CoV-2-related viruses.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; pangolins; phylogenetics.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus*