| Gammacoronavirus | |
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Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Family: | Coronaviridae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocoronavirinae |
| Genus: | Gammacoronavirus |
| Coronaviruses |
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Vaccines |
Gammacoronavirus (Gamma-CoV) is one of the four genera (Alpha-,Beta-,Gamma-, andDelta-) ofcoronaviruses. It is in the subfamilyOrthocoronavirinae of the familyCoronaviridae. They areenveloped,positive-sense,single-strandedRNA viruses ofzoonotic 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.[1] Gamma-CoV also known ascoronavirus group 3 are the avian coronaviruses.
The genus contains the following subgenera and species:[2][3]
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