January 28, 2020

A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Origins Reservoir and Virus Background

• Using various analytic techniques, researchers found that 2019 n-CoV falls into the betacoronavirus genus, along withSARS-CoV, vat SARS-like CoV, and other coronaviruses. Virus isolation, cytopathic effects, and morphology are described.

Zhu et al. (Jan 24, 2020). A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019.NEJM. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2001017