# Are pangolins the intermediate host of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/are-pangolins-the-intermediate-host-of-the-2019-novel-coronavirus-sars-cov-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ping Liu,Jing‐Zhe Jiang,Xiu‐Feng Wan,Yan Hua,Linmiao Li,Jiabin Zhou,Xiaohu Wang,Fanghui Hou,Jing Chen,Jing Chen,Jiejian Zou,Jinping Chen,Jinping Chen |
| Citations | 424 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008421 |
| Fields | Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008421&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3024003125 |
| PMID | 32407364 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Jing Chen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jing-chen/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS Pathogens](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-pathogens/)

## Paper primary topic

- [SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-and-covid-19-research/)

## Paper topics

- [SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-and-covid-19-research/)
- [Animal Virus Infections Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/animal-virus-infections-studies/)
- [COVID-19 diagnosis using AI](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-diagnosis-using-ai/)

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