Bat coronavirus RpYN06 is a SARS-like
betacoronavirus that infects the horseshoe bat ''
Rhinolophus pusillus'', it is a close relative of
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), the respiratory illness responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had a ...
with a 94.48%
sequence identity.
Phylogenetics
References
{{Coronaviridae
Bat virome
Coronaviridae
Infraspecific virus taxa