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Xie, Q., Cao, Y., Su, J. et al. Genomic sequencing and analysis of the first imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) in China. Sci. China Life Sci. 58, 818–820 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-015-4903-7
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