Novel coronaviruses and astroviruses in bats

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-104

  Chu, Daniel K W ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^a   Poon, Leo L M ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Astro viruses; Coronavirus; Emerging pathogens

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BAT; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESERVOIR; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; ASTROVIRIDAE; CORONAVIRUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 65249180571     PISSN: 16740769     EISSN: 1995820X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-009-3031-6     Document Type: Article

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