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Betacoronavirus 1
Species of virus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Betacoronavirus gravedinis [4] (also called Betacoronavirus 1) is a species of coronavirus which infects humans and cattle.[5][6] The infecting virus is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus and is a member of the genus Betacoronavirus and subgenus Embecovirus.[7] Like other embecoviruses, it has an additional shorter spike-like surface protein called hemagglutinin esterase (HE) as well as the larger coronavirus spike protein.[8][9]
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Transmission electron micrograph of human coronavirus OC43 | |
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(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
Order: | Nidovirales |
Family: | Coronaviridae |
Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
Subgenus: | Embecovirus |
Species: | Betacoronavirus gravedinis |
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