[HTML][HTML] Primer design for quantitative real-time PCR for the emerging Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

D Li, J Zhang, J Li - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In December 2019, a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak occurred in Wuhan,
China. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the …

Evolutionary biology of human hepatitis viruses

A Rasche, AL Sander, VM Corman, JF Drexler - Journal of Hepatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatitis viruses are major threats to human health. During the last decade, highly diverse
viruses related to human hepatitis viruses were found in animals other than primates …

Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses

JF Drexler, VM Corman, MA Müller… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The large virus family Paramyxoviridae includes some of the most significant human and
livestock viruses, such as measles-, distemper-, mumps-, parainfluenza-, Newcastle disease …

Evidence for an ancestral association of human coronavirus 229E with bats

VM Corman, HJ Baldwin, AF Tateno… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
We previously showed that close relatives of human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E) exist in
African bats. The small sample and limited genomic characterizations have prevented …

Genomic characterization of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus in European bats and classification of coronaviruses based on partial RNA …

JF Drexler, F Gloza-Rausch, J Glende… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bats may host emerging viruses, including coronaviruses (CoV). We conducted an
evaluation of CoV in rhinolophid and vespertilionid bat species common in Europe …

Evidence for novel hepaciviruses in rodents

JF Drexler, VM Corman, MA Müller… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is among the most relevant causes of liver cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma. Research is complicated by a lack of accessible small animal …

Bats carry pathogenic hepadnaviruses antigenically related to hepatitis B virus and capable of infecting human hepatocytes

JF Drexler, A Geipel, A König… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The hepatitis B virus (HBV), family Hepadnaviridae, is one of most relevant human
pathogens. HBV origins are enigmatic, and no zoonotic reservoirs are known. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Assay optimization for molecular detection of Zika virus

VM Corman, A Rasche, C Baronti… - Bulletin of the World …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To examine the diagnostic performance of real-time reverse transcription (RT)-
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for Zika virus detection. Methods We compared …

Henipavirus RNA in African bats

JF Drexler, VM Corman, F Gloza-Rausch, A Seebens… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Henipaviruses (Hendra and Nipah virus) are highly pathogenic members of the
family Paramyxoviridae. Fruit-eating bats of the Pteropus genus have been suggested as …

[HTML][HTML] Poor clinical sensitivity of rapid antigen test for influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus

JF Drexler, A Helmer, H Kirberg, U Reber… - Emerging infectious …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus RNA was detected by reverse
transcription–PCR in 144 clinical samples from Bonn, Germany. A common rapid antigen …