Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a study published in the Journal of Virology — a publication of the American Society of Microbiology — which includes the participation of Jordi Serra-Cobo, lecturer of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona and expert on ecoepidemiological studies.
The study was carried out on primary cells of bat species which had been little studied and which circulate around Europe and Asia (specifically, Rhinolopuhs ferrumequinum, Myotis myotis, Eptesicus serotinus, Tadarida brasiliensis and Nyctalus noctula).
