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. 1982;72(1):105–111. doi: 10.1007/BF01314455

Coronavirus-like particles in nonhuman primate feces

G C Smith 1, T L Lester 1, R L Heberling 1, S S Kalter 1
PMCID: PMC7086987  PMID: 6808974

Summary

Coronavirus-like particles were detected by electron microscopy in normal and diarrhea stool specimens from baboons, chimpanzees, macaques, and marmosets. There was a high prevalence of particles in both normal and diarrhea stools of older animals, whereas stools from nonweaned animals rarely contained these coronavirus-like particles.

Keywords: Electron Microscopy, Infectious Disease, Diarrhea, Stool Specimen, Diarrhea Stool

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