New Coronavirus in Colombian Caribbean Bats: In Silico Analysis Reveals Possible Risk of Interspecific Jumping.

ABSTRACT: Since the appearance of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, there has been increased interest in understanding the role of bats in the maintenance and circulation of coronaviruses. This study aimed to describe the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships and antigenic architecture of a new coronavirus detected in bats in the Department of Córdoba. In a surveillance study of pathogens of interest to public health, a bat Phyllostomus hastatus was captured. Rectal swabs samples were collected from the bats, and RNA was extracted and sequenced using NGS with MGI-G50 equipment. The results were analyzed using bioinformatics software. A contig of 28,619 nucleotides associated with the Coronaviridae family was obtained. Phylogenetic and molecular clock analyses of the OR

SUBMITTER: Martinez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568244 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature