Spread of Mutant Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus with Reduced Affinity to Human CD26 during the South Korean Outbreak
ABSTRACT The newly emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes a severe respiratory infection with a high mortality rate (~35%). MERS-CoV has been a global threat due to continuous outbreaks in the Arabian peninsula and international spread by infected travelers since 201...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-05-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00019-16 |