Gammacoronavirus
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Family: | Coronaviridae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocoronavirinae
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| Genus: | Gammacoronavirus |
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Gammacoronavirus (Gamma-CoV) is one of the four genera (Orthocoronavirinae of the family Coronaviridae. They are enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses of zoonotic origin. Coronaviruses infect both animals and humans.
While the alpha and beta genera are derived from the bat gene pool, the gamma and delta genera are derived from the avian and pig gene pools.[2] Gamma-CoV also known as coronavirus group 3 are the avian coronaviruses.
See also
- Animal viruses
- Positive/negative-sense
- RNA virus
References
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- PMID 22278237.
External links
- Coronaviruses
- Viralzone: Gammacoronavirus
- Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Coronaviridae Archived 2013-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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