MERS coronavirus EMC/2012

MERS coronavirus EMC/2012
Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus particle envelope proteins immunolabeled with rabbit HCoV-EMC/2012 primary antibody and goat anti-rabbit 10 nm gold particles.
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Coronaviridae
Genus: Betacoronavirus
Subgenus: Merbecovirus
Species:
Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Strain:
MERS coronavirus EMC/2012
Synonyms
  • HCoV-EMC/2012
  • Human coronavirus Erasmus Medical Center/2012
  • MERS coronavirus Erasmus Medical Center/2012
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus EMC/2012
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus Erasmus Medical Center/2012

MERS coronavirus EMC/2012 (MERS coronavirus Erasmus Medical Center/2012) is a strain of coronavirus isolated from the sputum of the first person to become infected with what was later named Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).[1][2][3][4]

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