Leo L. M. Poon

The species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: classifying 2019-nCoV and naming it SARS-CoV-2

Alexander E. Gorbalenya, Susan C. Baker, Ralph S. Baric et al. · Nature Microbiology · 2020 · 7.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14

Isolation and Characterization of Viruses Related to the SARS Coronavirus from Animals in Southern China

Yi Guan, Bingxue Zheng, Yuxian He et al. · Science · 2003 · 2.5K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Microbiology +17

Viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples

Yang Pan, Daitao Zhang, Peng Yang et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine +16

Characterization and Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Coronavirus, Coronavirus HKU1, from Patients with Pneumonia

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Chung‐Ming Chu et al. · Journal of Virology · 2004 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters

Sin Fun Sia, Li-Meng Yan, Alex W. H. Chin et al. · Nature · 2020 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Microbiology +17