How close is SARS‐CoV‐2 to canine and feline coronaviruses? – Wiley

Dear Editor,
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped positivesense RNA viruses that can infect a wide variety of species, including human beings and companion animals. The superior genetic plasticity of this virus family is responsible for an extensive host range and results from the accumulation of point mutations and recombination events (Buonavoglia etal . 2006, Brownlie & Sibley 2020). During the last two decades, three zoonotic CoVs have emerged that cross species barriers: severe acute re…

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