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Dozens of unidentified bat species probably live in Asia — and could host new viruses

Study suggests some 40% of horseshoe bats in the region have yet to be formally described.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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A genomic analysis suggests that there are probably dozens of unknown species of horseshoe bats in southeast Asia1.

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Nature 604, 21 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00776-2

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