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BACKGROUND: Novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is responsible of COVID-19 pandemic. It was first reported in Wuhan, China in December, 2019 and despite the tremendous efforts to control the disease, it has now spread almost all over the world.The interaction of SARS-CoV-2spike protein and its acceptor protein ACE2 is an important issue in determining viralhost range and cross-species infection, while the binding capacity of spike protein toACE2 of different species is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The present study has been conducted to determine the susceptibility of livestock, poultry and pets to SARSCoV-2. METHODS: We evaluated the receptor-utilizing capability of ACE2sfrom various species by sequence alignment,phylogenetic clustering and protein-ligand interaction studies with the currently knownACE2s utilized by SARS-CoV-2. RESULT: In-silico study predicted that SARS-CoV-2 tends to utilize ACE2s ofvarious animal species with varied possible interactions and theprobability ofthe receptor utilization will be greater in horse and poor in chicken followed by ruminants. CONCLUSION: Present studypredicted that SARS-CoV-2 tends to utilize ACE2s ofvarious livestock and poultry species with greater probability in equine and poor in chicken. Study may provide important insights into the animal models for SARSCoV-2 and animal management for COVID-19 control.
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In-silico analysis of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) of livestock, pet and poultry animals to determine its susceptibility to SARS-CoV- 2 infection
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