Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , January 2007

Characterizing 56 complete SARS-CoV S-gene sequences from Hong Kong

  • Julian W. Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Jo L.K. Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Ida M.T. Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Margaret Ip

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Mamie Hui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Malik Peiris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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  • Paul K.S. Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: +852 2632 3333; fax: +852 2647 3227.

Received 11 May 2006 ,Revised 18 September 2006 ,Accepted 6 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.10.001

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , January 2007

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