Detection and characterization of novel luchacoviruses, genus Alphacoronavirus, shed in saliva and feces of meso-carnivores in the northeastern United States
X. A. Olarte-Castillo, L. D. Plimpton, H. C. McQueary, Y. Sun, Y. T. Yu, S. C. Cover, A. N. Richardson, Y. Jin, J. K. Grenier, K. J. Cummings, E. M. Bunting, M. Diuk-Wasser, D. Needle, K. Schuler, M. J. Stanhope, , L. B. Goodman
This study detects and characterizes novel luchacoviruses in meso-carnivores in the northeastern US, revealing genetic distinctions from known rodent and lagomorph isolates.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology