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Mutational dynamics of the SARS coronavirus in cell culture and human populations isolated in 2003.
BMC infectious diseases - 6 Sept 2004
Vega Vinsensius B, Ruan Yijun, Liu Jianjun, Lee Wah Heng, Wei Chia Lin, Se-Thoe Su Yun, Tang Kin Fai, Zhang Tao, Kolatkar Prasanna R, Ooi Eng Eong, Ling Ai Ee, Stanton Lawrence W, Long Philip M, Liu Edison T
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BACKGROUND: The SARS coronavirus is the etiologic agent for the epidemic of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The recent emergence of this new pathogen, the careful tracing of its transmission patterns, and the ability to propagate in culture allows the exploration of the mutational dynamics of the SARS-CoV in human populations. METHODS: We sequenced complete SARS-CoV genomes taken from primary human tissues...
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