Organisms

Betacoronavirus

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 SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME-RELATED CORONAVIRUS. 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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Abstract

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 SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME-RELATED CORONAVIRUS. 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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6 entry terms
  • Betacoronaviruses
  • HCoV-HKU1
  • Human coronavirus HKU1
  • Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5
  • Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9
  • Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Coronaviridae (2011-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Betacoronavirus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073640. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073640
  2. Betacoronavirus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacoronavirus
  3. Betacoronavirus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16532287