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Polyphyletic origin of MERS coronaviruses and isolation of a novel clade A strain from dromedary camels in the United Arab Emirates.
Emerging microbes & infections - 21 Dec 2016
Lau Susanna K P, Wernery Renate, Wong Emily Y M, Joseph Sunitha, Tsang Alan K L, Patteril Nissy Annie Georgy, Elizabeth Shyna K, Chan Kwok-Hung, Muhammed Rubeena, Kinne Jöerg, Yuen Kwok-Yung, Wernery Ulrich, Woo Patrick C Y
Abstract excerpt
Little is known regarding the molecular epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) circulating in dromedaries outside Saudi Arabia. To address this knowledge gap, we sequenced 10 complete genomes of MERS-CoVs isolated from 2 live and 8 dead dromedaries from different regions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Phylogenetic analysis revealed one novel clade A strain, the first detected...
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