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Molecular evolution of the SARS coronavirus during the course of the SARS epidemic in China.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 12 Mar 2004
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-one SARS coronavirus genomic sequences derived from the early, middle, and late phases of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic were analyzed together with two viral sequences from palm civets. Genotypes characteristic of each phase were discovered, and the earliest genotypes were similar to the animal SARS-like coronaviruses. Major deletions were observed in the Orf8 region of the genome,...
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