Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | |
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Electron micrograph o SARS-CoV-2 virions | |
Illustration o a SARS-CoV-2 virion | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Order: | Nidovirales |
Faimily: | Coronaviridae |
Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
Subgenus: | Sarbecovirus |
Species: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus |
Strain: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
Wuhan, Cheenae, the oreegin o the recordit pandemic | |
Synonyms | |
2019-nCoV |
Genome organisation (click tae enlarge) | |
NCBI genome ID | MN908947 |
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Genome size | 29,903 bases |
Year o completion | 2020 |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), previously kent bi the proveesional name 2019-nCoV, is a positive-sense single-strandit RNA virus. It is contagious in humans an is the cause o coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).