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. 1994;135(1):227–237. doi: 10.1007/BF01309782

Revision of the taxonomy of theCoronavirus, Torovirus andArterivirus genera

D Cavanagh 1,✉, D A Brien 2, M Brinton 3, L Enjuanes 4, K V Holmes 5, M C Horzinek 6, M M C Lai 7, H Laude 8, P G W Plagemann 9, S Siddell 10, W J M Spaan 11, F Taguchi 12, P J Talbot 13
PMCID: PMC7086850  PMID: 8198447

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