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The Coronaviridae are a group of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses with nonsegmented genomes of about 30,000 nucleotides. The family comprises two genera, coronavirus and torovirus, which share similarities in the organization and expression of their genomes and the structure of the viral gene products. Viruses in the two genera have, however, only limited sequence similarity and display; for example, distinctly different nucleocapsid morphologies.
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- Infectious Bronchitis Virus
- Nucleocapsid Protein
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis
- Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus
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Siddell, S.G. (1995). The Coronaviridae . In: Siddell, S.G. (eds) The Coronaviridae. The Viruses. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1531-3_1
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