Human intestinal tract serves as an alternative infection route for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Science Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Zhou, Jie ^a,b   Li, Cun ^b   Zhao, Guangyu ^c   Chu, Hin ^a,b   Wang, Dong ^b   Yan, Helen Hoi Ning ^b   Poon, Vincent Kwok Man ^b   Wen, Lei ^b   Wong, Bosco Ho Yin ^b   Zhao, Xiaoyu ^b   Chiu, Man Chun ^b   Yang, Dong ^b   Wang, Yixin ^b   Au Yeung, Rex K H ^b   Chan, Ivy Hau Yee ^d   Sun, Shihui ^c   Chan, Jasper Fuk Woo ^a,b   To, Kelvin Kai Wang ^a,b   Memish, Ziad A ^e,f   Corman, Victor M ^g,h   Drosten, Christian ^g,h   Hung, Ivan Fan Ngai ^b   Zhou, Yusen ^c   Leung, Suet Yi ^b   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b   more..

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; MAMMALS; PATHOLOGY; VIRUSES;

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS; INTESTINAL TRACT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; VIRAL REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CELLS;

DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; DPP4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PANTOPRAZOLE; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; CACO-2 CELL LINE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CACO-2 CELLS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE 4; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LUNG; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PANTOPRAZOLE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 85037354690     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao4966     Document Type: Article

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