Betacoronavirus 1

Betacoronavirus gravedinis
Transmission electron micrograph of human coronavirus OC43
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Coronaviridae
Genus: Betacoronavirus
Subgenus: Embecovirus
Species:
Betacoronavirus gravedinis
Member viruses
  • Bovine coronavirus
    • Bovine coronavirus Mebus
  • Equine coronavirus
    • Equine coronavirus NC99
  • Human coronavirus OC43
    • Human coronavirus OC43 ATCC VR-759
  • Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus
    • Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus VW572
Synonyms
  • Betacoronavirus 1
  • Bovine coronavirus
  • canine respiratory coronavirus
  • Equine coronavirus
  • Human coronavirus OC43
  • Human enteric coronavirus
  • Porcine hemagglutinating encephalitis virus
  • Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus

Betacoronavirus gravedinis (also called Betacoronavirus 1) is a species of coronavirus which infects humans and cattle. The infecting virus is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus and is a member of the genus Betacoronavirus and subgenus Embecovirus. Like other embecoviruses, it has an additional shorter spike-like surface protein called hemagglutinin esterase (HE) as well as the larger coronavirus spike protein.