Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding

Lu, RJ; Zhao, X; Li, J; Niu, PH; Yang, B; Wu, HL; Wang, WL; Song, H; Huang, BY; Zhu, N; Bi, YH; Ma, XJ; Zhan, FX; Wang, L; Hu, T; Zhou, H; Hu, ZH; Zhou, WM; Zhao, L; Chen, J; Meng, Y; Wang, J; Lin, Y; Yuan, JY; Xie, ZH; Ma, JM; Liu, WJ; Wang, DY; Xu, WB; Holmes, EC; Gao, GF; Wu, GZ; Chen, WJ; Shi, WF; Tan, WJ

Tan, WJ (corresponding author), Chinese Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Inst Viral Dis Control & Prevent, NHC Key Lab Biosafety, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China.; Shi, WF (corresponding author), Shandong First Med Univ & Shandong Acad Med Sci, Key Lab Etiol & Epidemiol Emerging Infect Dis Uni, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China.

LANCET, 2020; 395 (10224): 565

Abstract

Background In late December, 2019, patients presenting with viral pneumonia due to an unidentified microbial agent were reported in Wuhan, China. A no......

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