SARS-CoV-2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),^[1][2] previously kent bi the proveesional name 2019-nCoV,^[3][4][5] is a positive-sense single-strandit RNA virus.^[6][7][8] It is contagious in humans an is the cause o coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).^[9]

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Electron micrograph o SARS-CoV-2 virions
Illustration o a SARS-CoV-2 virion
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Phylum:	incertae sedis
Order:	Nidovirales
Faimily:	Coronaviridae
Genus:	Betacoronavirus
Subgenus:	Sarbecovirus
Species:	Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus
Strain:	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Wuhan, Cheenae, the oreegin o the recordit pandemic
Synonyms
2019-nCoV

Genomic information

Genome organisation (click tae enlarge)
NCBI genome ID	MN908947
Genome size	29,903 bases
Year o completion	2020

References

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9. Chan JF, Yuan S, Kok KH, et al. (Januar 2020). "A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster". Lancet. 395 (10223): 514–523. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9. PMID 31986261.