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Betacoronavirus(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Betacoronavirus
Used for/see from:
  • n: HCoV-HKU1
  • n: Human coronavirus HKU1
  • n: Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5
  • n: Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9
  • n: Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4
  • n: Betacoronaviruses

infection: coordinate with CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS

A genus of the family CORONAVIRIDAE which causes respiratory or gastrointestinal disease in a variety of mostly mammals. Human betacoronaviruses include HUMAN ENTERIC CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN CORONAVIRUS OC43; MERS VIRUS; and SARS VIRUS. Members have either core transcription regulatory sequences of 5’-CUAAAC-3’ or 5’-CUAAAC-3’ and mostly have no ORF downstream to the N protein gene.

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