Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus
(Reguidit frae Sarbecovirus)
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| Transmission electron micrograph o SARS-relatit coronaviruses emergin frae host cells cultured in the lab | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Faimily: | Coronaviridae |
| Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
| Subgenus: | Sarbecovirus |
| Species: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus |
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SARS-CoV
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus (SARSr-CoV)[note 1] is a species o coronavirus that infects humans, bats, an certain ither mammals.[2][3]
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ The terms SARSr-CoV an SARS-CoV are sometimes uised interchyngeably, especially prior tae the discovery o SARS-CoV-2.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2019.
- ↑ Branswell H (9 November 2015). "SARS-like virus in bats shows potential to infect humans, study finds". Stat News. Retrieved 20 Februar 2020.
- ↑ Wong AC, Li X, Lau SK, Woo PC (Februar 2019). "Global Epidemiology of Bat Coronaviruses". Viruses. 11 (2): 174. doi:10.3390/v11020174. PMC 6409556. PMID 30791586.
Most notably, horseshoe bats were found to be the reservoir of SARS-like CoVs, while palm civet cats are considered to be the intermediate host for SARS-CoVs [43,44,45].