Phylogenetic perspectives on the epidemiology and origins of SARS and SARS-like coronaviruses

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1185-1196

  Yip, Chi Wai ^a   Hon, Chung Chau ^a   Shi, Mang ^a   Lam, Tommy Tsan Yuk ^a   Chow, Ken Yan Ching ^a   Zeng, Fanya ^a   Leung, Frederick Chi Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Evolution; Inter species transmission; SARS; SARS like coronaviruses

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL DISEASE; BAT; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANDEMIC; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS RECOMBINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

CORONAVIRIDAE; CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 70449597995     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.015     Document Type: Review

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