Probable Pangolin Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with the COVID-19 Outbreak

2020/03/19 by Tao Zhang, Qunfu Wu, Zhigang Zhang · 948 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Biology #Coronavirus #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Disease #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Genetics #Immune responses and vaccinations #Infectious disease (medical specialty) #Outbreak #Pangolin #Phylogenetic tree #SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research #Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) #Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research #Virology #Zoology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.022

published in Current Biology 30(7), 1346-1351.e2 (Elsevier BV)

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