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Increased Pathogenicity and Virulence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Clade B In Vitro and In Vivo.
Journal of virology - 16 Jul 2020
Wang Yanqun, Sun Jing, Li Xiaobo, Zhu Airu, Guan Wenda, Sun De-Qiang, Gan Mian, Niu Xuefeng, Dai Jun, Zhang Lu, Zhang Zhaoyong, Shi Yongxia, Huang Shuxiang, Mok Chris Ka Pun, Yang Zifeng, Wang Zhongfang, Tan Wenjie, Li Yimin, Chen Ling, Chen Rongchang, Peiris Malik, Zhong Nanshan, Zhao Jingxian, Huang Jicheng, Zhao Jincun
Abstract excerpt
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe acute respiratory disease in humans. MERS-CoV strains from early epidemic clade A and contemporary epidemic clade B have not been phenotypically characterized to compare their abilities to infect cells and mice. We isolated the clade B MERS-CoV ChinaGD01 strain from a patient infected during the South Korean MERS outbreak in 2015 and compared...
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