MERS coronavirus EMC/2012
| MERS coronavirus EMC/2012 | |
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| Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus particle primary antibody and goat anti-rabbit 10 nm gold particles.
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Family: | Coronaviridae |
| Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
| Subgenus: | Merbecovirus |
| Species: | Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus |
| Strain: | MERS coronavirus EMC/2012
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MERS coronavirus EMC/2012 (MERS coronavirus Erasmus Medical Center/2012) is a
Natural reservoir
An investigation of bat roosts in
Phylogenetic analysis showed a 100% match between the virus isolated from the bat and MERS coronavirus EMC/2012 isolated from the index patient.[5]
Virology
MERS coronavirus EMC/2012 is the sixth coronavirus known to infect humans and the first human virus within
See also
- Novel virus