Pangolin merbecovirus gets down to (poly)basics.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36803601.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.009 and PMC identifier 9933577.
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Abstract
Trafficking of live mammals is considered a major risk for emergence of zoonotic viruses. SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses have previously been identified in pangolins, the world's most smuggled mammal. A new study identifies a MERS-related coronavirus in trafficked pangolins with broad mammalian tropism and a newly acquired furin cleavage site in Spike.
Medical subject headings
- Pangolins
- Coronavirus