Bulbul coronavirus HKU11

Bulbul coronavirus HKU11
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Coronaviridae
Subfamily: Coronavirinae
Genus: Deltacoronavirus
Species: Bulbul coronavirus HKU11

Bulbul coronavirus HKU11 is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA deltacoronavirus of avian origin found in Chinese Bulbuls. [1][2]

References

  1. Woo P.C., Lau S.K., Lam C.S., Lai K.K., Huang Y., Lee P., Luk G.S., Dyrting K.C., Chan K.H., Yuen K.Y. "Comparative analysis of complete genome sequences of three avian coronaviruses reveals a novel group 3c coronavirus". J. Virol. 83(2):908-917(2009).
  2. Woo PC, Lau SK, Lam CS, Lau CC, Tsang AK, Lau JH, Bai R, Teng JL, Tsang CC, Wang M, Zheng BJ, Chan KH, Yuen KY. Discovery of seven novel Mammalian and avian coronaviruses in the genus deltacoronavirus supports bat coronaviruses as the gene source of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus and avian coronaviruses as the gene source of gammacoronavirus and deltacoronavirus. J Virol. 2012 Apr;86(7):3995-4008. doi: 10.1128/JVI.06540-11. Epub 2012 Jan 25.