Bat coronavirus phylogeography in the western Indian Ocean
L. Joffrin, S. M. Goodman, D. A. Wilkinson, B. Ramasindrazana, E. Lagadec, Y. Gomard, G. Le Minter, A. Dos Santos, M. C. Schoeman, R. Sookhareea, P. Tortosa, S. Julienne, E. Gudo, P. Mavingui, C. Lebarbenchon
This study identifies coronavirus prevalence and phylogenetic diversity in bats across the Western Indian Ocean, finding higher prevalence in continental Africa and strong host-virus co-evolution.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2020Evolutionary Biology