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Polyphyletic origin of MERS coronaviruses and isolation of a novel clade A strain from dromedary camels in the United Arab Emirates

Susanna K P LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Renate WerneryCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Emily Y M WongDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sunitha JosephCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE
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Alan K L TsangDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Nissy Annie Georgy PatterilCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE
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Shyna K ElizabethCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE
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Kwok-Hung ChanDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Rubeena MuhammedCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE
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Jöerg KinneCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAE
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Kwok-Yung YuenDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Ulrich WerneryCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, UAECorrespondence[email protected]
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Patrick C Y WooDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-9 | Received 28 Jun 2016, Accepted 10 Oct 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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