Abstract
We evaluated genetic variation in Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) imported to South Korea in 2018 using specimens from a patient and isolates from infected Caco-2 cells. The MERS-CoV strain in this study was genetically similar to a strain isolated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2017.
Keywords:
Caco-2 cells; Middle East respiratory syndrome; S gene; South Korea; coronavirus; spike gene; sputum; throat swab; viruses.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cell Line
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Coronavirus Infections / history
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Coronavirus Infections / virology*
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Disease Outbreaks
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / classification*
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics*
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification
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Phylogeny
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Republic of Korea / epidemiology
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Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics
Substances
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Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus