title: A new nucleotide-composition based fingerprint of SARS-CoV with visualization analysis.
abstract: It has been observed by conducting an extensive analysis of the two-dimensional cellular automata images of known SARS-CoV genome sequences that the V-shaped cross-lines only exist in some special locations, and hence can be used as a fingerprint to identify the SARS sequences. Such a discovery can be used to rapidly and reliably diagnose SARS coronavirus for both basic research in laboratories and practical application in clinics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Image Processing & Pattern Recognition, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin-Song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zhen-De
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi-Jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Guo-Ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hai-Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xue-Yong
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yi-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Kuo-Chen
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D015698:Genomic Library; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral