ORF8-Related Genetic Evidence for Chinese Horseshoe Bats as the Source of Human Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
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Publication Date
February 2016
Publication Title
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume Number
213
Issue Number
4
Abstract
Several lineage B betacoronaviruses termed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–like CoVs (SL-CoVs) were identified from Rhinolophus bats in China. These viruses are characterized by a set of unique accessory open reading frames (ORFs) that are located between the M and N genes. Among unique accessory ORFs, ORF8 is most hypervariable. In this study, the ORF8s of all SL-CoVs were classified into 3 types, and, for the first time, it was found that very few SL-CoVs from Rhinolophus sinicus have ORF8s that are identical to that of human SARS-CoV. This finding provides new genetic evidence for Chinese horseshoe bats as the source of human SARS-CoV.
Keywords
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Origin, Bats, Orf8
Geographic Subject
China
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Notes
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 213, no. 4 (2016-02-15).
Identifier
SFS0064408_00001
Recommended Citation
Zhiquiang, Wu; Yang, Li; and Ren, Xianwen, "ORF8-Related Genetic Evidence for Chinese Horseshoe Bats as the Source of Human Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus" (2016). KIP Articles. 3899.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3899
