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alphacoronavirus

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From the genus name.

  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.”