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A new mouse-adapted strain of SARS-CoV as a lethal model for evaluating antiviral agents in vitro and in vivo.
Virology - 20 Dec 2009
Day Craig W, Baric Ralph, Cai Sui Xiong, Frieman Matt, Kumaki Yohichi, Morrey John D, Smee Donald F, Barnard Dale L
Abstract excerpt
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly lethal emerging disease caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV. New lethal animal models for SARS were needed to facilitate antiviral research. We adapted and characterized a new strain of SARS-CoV (strain v2163) that was highly lethal in 5- to 6-week-...
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