Spike independent infection of human coronavirus 229E in bat cells
M. G. Mah, M. Linster, D. H. Low, Z. Yan, J. Jayakumar, F. Samsudin, F. Y. Wong, P. J. Bond, I. H. Mendenhall, Y. C. Su, G. J. Smith
This study shows that human coronavirus 229E can infect bat cells without using its spike protein, revealing a spike-independent infection mechanism in bats.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2021Microbiology