Betacoronavirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Betacoronavirus is a noun meaning Any member of the genus Betacoronavirus.
Meaning
Any member of the genus Betacoronavirus.
Example Sentences
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is the first betacoronavirus lineage C member isolated from humans.
The recent outbreak of severe respiratory tract infections associated with a novel human group C betacoronavirus originating from Saudi Arabia has drawn global attention to another highly probable “SARS-like” interspecies jumping event of coronavirus (CoV) from animal to human.
Word Forms
- betacoronaviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alphacoronavirus, gammacoronavirus, betabaculovirus, betaretrovirus, betaendornavirus, betanodavirus.
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