Eckerle Isabella, Corman Victor M, Müller Marcel A, Lenk Matthias, Ulrich Rainer G, Drosten Christian
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):276-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.131182.
Replicative capacity of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was assessed in cell lines derived from livestock and peridomestic small mammals on the Arabian Peninsula. Only cell lines originating from goats and camels showed efficient replication of MERS-CoV. These results provide direction in the search for the intermediate host of MERS-CoV.
在源自阿拉伯半岛家畜和家养小型哺乳动物的细胞系中评估了中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒(MERS-CoV)的复制能力。只有源自山羊和骆驼的细胞系显示出MERS-CoV的有效复制。这些结果为寻找MERS-CoV的中间宿主提供了方向。