The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Does Not Replicate in Syrian Hamsters

Emmie de Wit; Joseph Prescott; Laura Baseler; Trenton Bushmaker; Tina Thomas; Matthew G. Lackemeyer; Cynthia Martellaro; Shauna Milne-Price; Elaine Haddock; Bart L. Haagmans; Heinz Feldmann; Vincent J. Munster

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069127

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The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Does Not Replicate in Syrian Hamsters

Emmie de Wit,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Joseph Prescott,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Laura Baseler,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Trenton Bushmaker,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Tina Thomas,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Matthew G. Lackemeyer,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Cynthia Martellaro,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Shauna Milne-Price,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Elaine Haddock,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Bart L. Haagmans,

Affiliation Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Heinz Feldmann,

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Vincent J. Munster

Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Does Not Replicate in Syrian Hamsters

Emmie de Wit,
Joseph Prescott,
Laura Baseler,
Trenton Bushmaker,
Tina Thomas,
Matthew G. Lackemeyer,
Cynthia Martellaro,
Shauna Milne-Price,
Elaine Haddock,
Bart L. Haagmans

Published: July 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069127

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