Epidemiology characteristics of human coronaviruses in patients with respiratory infection symptoms and phylogenetic analysis of HCoV-OC43 during 2010-2015 in Guangzhou

Su-fen Zhang; Jiu-ling Tuo; Xu-bin Huang; Xun Zhu; Ding-mei Zhang; Kai Zhou; Lei Yuan; Hong-jiao Luo; Bo-jian Zheng; Kwok-yung Yuen; Meng-feng Li; Kai-yuan Cao; Lin Xu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191789

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Epidemiology characteristics of human coronaviruses in patients with respiratory infection symptoms and phylogenetic analysis of HCoV-OC43 during 2010-2015 in Guangzhou

Su-fen Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Su-fen Zhang, Jiu-ling Tuo, Xu-bin Huang

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Clinical Laboratory and Institute of Medical Genetics, Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital of Zhuhai City, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
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Jiu-ling Tuo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Su-fen Zhang, Jiu-ling Tuo, Xu-bin Huang

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Xu-bin Huang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Su-fen Zhang, Jiu-ling Tuo, Xu-bin Huang

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Medical ICU, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Xun Zhu,

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Ding-mei Zhang,

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Kai Zhou,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Lei Yuan,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Hong-jiao Luo,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Bo-jian Zheng,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Kwok-yung Yuen,

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision

Affiliations Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Meng-feng Li,

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Kai-yuan Cao ,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: caoky@mail.sysu.edu.cn (KC); xulin@mail.sysu.edu.cn (LX)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Lin Xu

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: caoky@mail.sysu.edu.cn (KC); xulin@mail.sysu.edu.cn (LX)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Sun Yat-sen University—University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-8801

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Epidemiology characteristics of human coronaviruses in patients with respiratory infection symptoms and phylogenetic analysis of HCoV-OC43 during 2010-2015 in Guangzhou

Su-fen Zhang,
Jiu-ling Tuo,
Xu-bin Huang,
Xun Zhu,
Ding-mei Zhang,
Kai Zhou,
Lei Yuan,
Hong-jiao Luo,
Bo-jian Zheng,
Kwok-yung Yuen

Published: January 29, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191789

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