Title: Genetic Characterization of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, South Korea, 2018.
Authors: Yoon-Seok Chung; Jeong Min Kim; Heui Man Kim; Kye Ryeong Park; Anna Lee; Nam-Joo Lee; Mi-Seon Kim; Jun Sub Kim; Chi-Kyeong Kim; Jae In Lee; Chun Kang; Chung, Yoon-Seok; Kim, Jeong Min; Man Kim, Heui; Park, Kye Ryeong; Lee, Anna; Lee, Nam-Joo; Kim, Mi-Seon; Kim, Jun Sub; Kim, Chi-Kyeong
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.
Subjects: SOUTH Korea; MIDDLE East; SAUDI Arabia; MERS coronavirus; CORONAVIRUS diseases
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 5, p958
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181534

Genetic Characterization of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, South Korea, 2018.

Yoon-Seok Chung; Jeong Min Kim; Heui Man Kim; Kye Ryeong Park; Anna Lee; Nam-Joo Lee; Mi-Seon Kim; Jun Sub Kim; Chi-Kyeong Kim; Jae In Lee; Chun Kang; Chung, Yoon-Seok; Kim, Jeong Min; Man Kim, Heui; Park, Kye Ryeong; Lee, Anna; Lee, Nam-Joo; Kim, Mi-Seon; Kim, Jun Sub; Kim, Chi-Kyeong