BatCoV RpYN06 | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
Order: | Nidovirales |
Family: | Coronaviridae |
Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
Subgenus: | Sarbecovirus |
Species: | |
Strain: | BatCoV RpYN06
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Bat coronavirus RpYN06 is a SARS-like betacoronavirus that infects the horseshoe bat Rhinolophus pusillus. It is a close relative of SARS-CoV-2 with a 94.48% sequence identity. [1]
A phylogenetic tree based on whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses is: [2] [3]
SARS‑CoV‑2 related coronavirus |
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SARS-CoV-1, 79% to SARS-CoV-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||