| AlphaCoV | Alphacoronavirus |
| BetaCoV | Betacoronavirus |
| bp | Base-pair |
| CoVs | Coronaviruses |
| DeltaCoV | Deltacoronavirus |
| E | Envelope |
| GammaCoV | Gammacoronavirus |
| HCoV | Human coronavirus |
| Hi | Hipposideros |
| ICTV | International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses |
| M | Membrane |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus |
| N | Nucleocapsid |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| Pi | Pipistrellus |
| Pp | Polyprotein |
| RdRp | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| Ro | Rousettus |
| RSK | Rhinolophus sinicus kidney |
| RSL | Rhinolophus sinicus lung |
| RT | Reverse transcription |
| S | Spike |
| SADS-CoV | Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome coronavirus |
| SARSr-CoV | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related coronavirus |
| TRS | Transcription regulatory sequence |
| Ty | Tylonycteris |
| µL | Microliter |