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[Identification and molecular cloning and sequence analysis of a novel coronavirus from patients with SARS by RT-PCR].
Zhonghua shi yan he lin chuang bing du xue za zhi = Zhonghua shiyan he linchuang bingduxue zazhi = Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology - 1 Jun 2003
Zhou Bo-ping, Chen Xin-chun, Wang Huo-sheng, Li Mei-zhong, Hu Yi-wen, Du Fan, Xu Liu-mei, Yang Gui-lin
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the etiologic agents of the SARS and develop diagnostic method for this disease. METHODS: Thirty-six nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens from 27 patients with SARS in Shenzhen were collected. The samples were aliquotted to three parts and subjected to molecular assays for human metapneumovirus, chlamydia and a novel coronavirus, which was reported recently to be the etiologic agent of...
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