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Michael Letko,
Andrea Marzi,
Vincent J. Munster
(2020).
Functional assessment of cell entry and receptor usage for SARS-CoV-2 and other lineage B betacoronaviruses.
Nature Microbiology
, 5
(4)
, 562-569.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0688-y
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- 10.1038/s41564-020-0688-y