Construction of Lentivirus-Based Reference Material for RT-PCR Detection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Its Application in External Quality Assessment

Donggen Zhou^*, Jie Luo

Ningbo International Travel Healthcare Center, Ningbo, China.

DOI: 10.4236/aim.2018.87035                

Abstract

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Keywords

MERS-CoV

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