Figure 1.

Phylogenetic analysis by maximum likelihood method based on the partial RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) gene (a), complete genomic sequence (b) and putative 4.8 kDa non‐structural protein (c). (a) The phylogenetic tree was drawn based on partial RDRP nucleotide sequences (256 bases) of the three water deer coronaviruses, (indicated by black circles) and other reference sequences; (b) The phylogenetic tree was drawn based on genomic sequence of water deer coronavirus W17‐18 and other reference sequences (sequence similarities enclosed in parentheses); (c) The phylogenetic tree was drawn based on amino acids sequences of the putative 4.8 kDa non‐structural protein of water deer coronavirus W17‐18 and other reference sequences