Phylogenetic Characteristics and High Prevalence of a #Merbecovirus in #Hedgehogs from Greenspace of a Metropolis, #China

Phylogenetic Characteristics and High Prevalence of a #Merbecovirus in #Hedgehogs from Greenspace of a Metropolis, #China, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/phyl...

A potentially mutating bat virus has some scientists worried about the next pandemic One subgroup of bat merbecovirus has scientists concerned

Potentially #mutating #bat #virus has some scientists worried about the next #pandemic ...

| #merbecovirus | #HKU5 | #ACE2 | #MERS | By @jklawanswrites.bsky.social‬ via @theweek.com‬

In vitro and in vivo characterization of a #bat #merbecovirus with #ACE2- and #DPP4-independent cell entry

In vitro and in vivo characterization of a #bat #merbecovirus with #ACE2- and #DPP4-independent cell entry, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/06/in-v...

Beyond MERS: Merbecovirus receptor plasticity calls for emergence preparedness Three studies recently published in Cell reveal distinct ACE2 binding interactions across the merbecoviruses, uncovering how HKU5 can use ACE2s of many non-human hosts and identifying a novel HKU5 lin...

A new preview article is out at Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social! We summarized the 3 Cell papers focused on the characteristics of HKU5, a #merbecovirus. Great job Jarel @jarelelgin.bsky.social, Spyros @spyroslytras.bsky.social , and Jumpei!!

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Un team cinese scopre un nuovo coronavirus trasmissibile all'uomo. Studio condotto sui pipistrelli da una famosa virologa di Wuhan. #coronavirus #Covid19 #HKU5CoV #merbecovirus #pipistrelli
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Bat-infecting #merbecovirus HKU5-CoV lineage 2 can use human ACE2 as a cell entry receptor.

Bat HKU5-CoV-2 uses human ACE2 receptor & ACE2 orthologs from multiple species.
Bat HKU5-CoV-2 was isolated & infect human-ACE2-expressing cells

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