Complete Genome Sequence of SARS-CoV-2 in a Tiger from a U.S. Zoological Collection
Leyi Wang, Patrick K. Mitchell, Paul P. Calle, Susan L. Bartlett, Denise McAloose, Mary Lea Killian, Fangfeng Yuan, Yīng Fāng, Laura B. Goodman, Richard Fredrickson, François Elvinger, Karen A. Terio, Kerrie Franzen, Tod Stuber, Diego G. Diel, Mia Kim Torchetti
Abstract
This report describes the identification and characterization of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Malayan tiger in a U.S. zoo.
Topics & Concepts
TigerSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Identification (biology)BiologyCoronavirusVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakWhole genome sequencingGenomeGeneticsMedicineGeneComputer scienceEcologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer securityDiseaseOutbreakAnimal Virus Infections StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology