Koch's postulates fulfilled for SARS virus

Ron A. M. Fouchier; Thijs Kuiken; Martin Schutten; Geert van Amerongen; Gerard J. J. van Doornum; Bernadette G. van den Hoogen; Malik Peiris; Wilina Lim; Klaus Stöhr; Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

doi:10.1038/423240a

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 423
Issue: 6937
Pages: 240-240
Citations: 798
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                                    Ron A. M. Fouchier, 
                                
                                    Thijs Kuiken, 
                                
                                    Martin Schutten
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Koch's postulates fulfilled for SARS virus. 
                            Nature
                            , 423
                            (6937)
                            , 240-240.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/423240a
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/423240a