Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary histories of human coronavirus OC43 and HKU1 among patients with upper respiratory tract infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Al-Khannaq, M.N., Ng, K.T., Oong, X.Y., Pang, Y.K., Takebe, Y., Chook, J.B., Hanafi, N.S., Kamarulzaman, A., Tee, K.K.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18244/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0488-4

Background: Despite the worldwide circulation of human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) and HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1), data on their molecular epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics in the tropical Southeast Asia region is lacking. Methods: The study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity, temporal distribut...