The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the current pandemic is phylogenetically related to bat coronaviruses (CoVs), in particular the Bat-CoV-RaTG13 virus, which has been detected in a Chinese bat species of the Rhinolophidae family. While bat coronaviruses have been shown
Is SARS-CoV-2 contagious to bats? – An experimental study attempt to infect a North American bat species with the virus has failed
