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O-8 - BANAL-52 bat sarbecovirus from Laos is 96.8% identical to SARS-CoV-2, closer than RaTG13

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BANAL-52, one of three sarbecoviruses (with BANAL-103, -236) sampled from Rhinolophus bats in northern Laos, is 96.8% identical to SARS-CoV-2 across the genome, closer than RaTG13's 96.2%; different BANAL genomes are each closest to SARS-CoV-2 across different spike sub-regions (mosaic spike).
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S-12 - Temmam 2022 Nature - BANAL bat coronaviruses from Laos are SARS-CoV-2's closest known relatives and infect human cells
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Results; genome identity and spike mosaicism
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From sampling 645 bats across 6 families/46 species. The mosaic pattern shows recombination among naturally circulating sarbecoviruses generating SARS-CoV-2-like spike segments.

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