Genomic determinants of Furin cleavage in diverse European SARS-related bat coronaviruses | Communications Biology - Nature.com

Genomic analyses of spike glycoprotein genes of European bat SARS-related coronaviruses suggest that furin cleavage sites can be acquired in the bat reservoir via conserved molecular mechanisms, supporting a natural origin of SARS-CoV-2.

Sample collection and processing Bats (R. euryale, R. blasii, R. ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros) were sampled in four countries (Bulgaria, Italy, Slovenia, Spain)15,16,18. All animals were handle… [+9048 chars]

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