Comments to the predecessor of human SARS coronavirus in 2003-2004 epidemic

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 390-393

  Lam, Tommy Tsan Yuk ^a   Hon, Chung Chau ^a   Lam, Pui Yi ^a   Yip, Chi Wai ^a   Zeng, Fanya ^a   Leung, Frederick Chi Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Civet cats; Coronavirus; SARS

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LETTER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SARS CORONAVIRUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CORONAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; SARS VIRUS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 36649001374     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.08.014     Document Type: Letter

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