MERS-CoV was originally detected in Saudi Arabia, accompanied by a nearly identical virus sequenced from an Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus),
This is largely considered contamination. It wasn't nearly identical - it was 100% identical to the first human isolate (EMC/2012) for the portion sequenced, RdRp. My preference is to not give it space here. Just drop that ref and start at "First detected in Jordan in 2011, but is widespread in..."
This represents
Might also be worth adding indirect spillover to wild game species including nonhuman primates or ungulates and domestic animals such as horses and pigs which can then serve as amplifying reservoirs.
Figure 1
Really nice job on this figure
oddly
I'm wondering if we should be ready to reanalyze with the new European bCoVs (e.g. Khosta 1 & 2)
parameters in text?
Algorithm FFT-NS-2, Scoring matrix 200PAM / k=2, gap open penalty 1.53m offset value 0.123
STEPH WILL ADD, parameters in text?
with a general time reversible model with empirical base frequencies and the 5-discrete-rate-category FreeRaye model of nucleotide substitution (GTR+F+R5).
in
is
therefore
Would you also like a few references on contributions of bats to seed dispersal?