Meanings
plural alphacoronaviruses
- Any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus.
The nsp1 protein of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), an alphacoronavirus, efficiently suppressed protein synthesis in mammalian cells.
2011 January, Cheng Huang, “Alphacoronavirus Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus nsp1 Protein Suppresses Protein Translation in Mammalian Cells and in Cell-Free HeLa Cell Extracts but Not in Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate”, in Journal of Virology, volume 85, number 1, page 6381 more example
The recent discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses (alpha-CoVs) in European and Asian rodents revealed that rodent coronaviruses (CoVs) sampled worldwide formed a discrete phylogenetic group within this genus.
2019, T Tsoleridis, “Shared common ancestry of rodent alphacoronaviruses sampled globally”, in Viruses, volume 11, page 125
Origin
From the genus name.
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