''Gammacoronavirus'' (Gamma-CoV) is one of the four genera (''

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''-, '' Beta-'', ''Gamma-'', and '' Delta-'') of

coronavirus Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the co ...

es. It is in the subfamily ''

Orthocoronavirinae Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the c ...

'' of the family ''

Coronaviridae ''Coronaviridae'' is a family of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect amphibians, birds, and mammals. The group includes the subfamilies '' Letovirinae'' and ''Orthocoronavirinae;'' the members of the latter are known as coronavi ...

''. They are enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded

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es of zoonotic 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. Gamma-CoV also known as coronavirus group 3 are the avian coronaviruses.

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Coronaviruses

Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR): Coronaviridae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q16977225 Coronaviruses Virus genera

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