Evidence for quasi species in severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus deletion mutants

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 609-

  Seligman, Stephen J ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; SARS VIRUS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33846837675     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510917     Document Type: Letter

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