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alphacoronavirus

noun

Etymology

From the genus name.

Definitions

  1. Any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus.

    • The nsp1 protein of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), an alphacoronavirus, efficiently suppressed protein synthesis in mammalian cells.
    • The recent discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses (alpha-CoVs) in European and Asian rodents revealed that rodent coronaviruses (CoVs) sampled worldwide formed a discrete phylogenetic group within this genus.

The neighborhood

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