Genome Composition and Divergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Originating in China

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 27
Issue: 3
Pages: 325-328
Citations: 2504
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                                    Aiping Wu, 
                                
                                    Yousong Peng, 
                                
                                    Baoying Huang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Genome Composition and Divergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Originating in China. 
                            Cell Host & Microbe
                            , 27
                            (3)
                            , 325-328.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2020.02.001
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.02.001