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. 2012 Nov 10;3(11):803–805. doi: 10.1007/s13238-012-2811-1

SARS-like virus in the Middle East: A truly bat-related coronavirus causing human diseases

Guangwen Lu 1,, Di Liu 2
PMCID: PMC4875465  PMID: 23143870

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