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. 2020 Apr 24;9(4):1225. doi: 10.3390/jcm9041225

Table 1.

Classification of Coronaviridae according to the International Committee of Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), with special emphasis on reservoir host, zoonotic importance, and major epidemics.

Family Subfamily Genus Subgenus Species Abbreviations Accession Numbers Reservoir Host Zoonotic [39]
Coronaviridae Letovirinae Alphaletovirus Milecovirus Microhyla letovirus 1 No
Orthocoronavirinae Alphacoronavirus Colacovirus Bat coronavirus CDPHE15 BtCoV-CDPHE15 NC_022103.1 Bats No
Decacovirus Bat coronavirus HKU10 BtCoV-HKU10 NC_018871.1 Bats No
Rhinolophus ferrumeguinum alphacoronavirus HuB-2013 BtRfCoV-HuB13 KJ473807.1 Bats No
Duvinacovirus Human coronavirus 229E HCoV-229E NC_002645.1 Human No
Luchacovirus Lucheng Rn rat coronavirus LRNV NC_032730.1 Rats No
Minacovirus Ferret coronavirus FRCoV NC_030292.1 Ferrets No
Mink coronavirus 1 MCoV NC_023760.1 Minks No
Minunacovirus Miniopetrus batcoronavirus 1 BtMiCoV-1 EU420138.1 Bats No
Miniopetrus batcoronavirus HKU8 BtMiCoV-HKU8 EU420139.1 Bats No
Mytacovirus Myotis ricketti alphacoronavirus Sax-2011 BtMy-Sax11 NC_028811.1 Bats No
Nyctacovirus Nyctalus velutinus alphacoronavirus SC-2013 BtNy-Sc13 NC_028833.1 Bats No
Pedacovirus Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus PEDV NC_003436.1 Pigs No
Scotophilus bat coronavirus 512 BtScCoV-512 NC_009657.1 Bats
Rhinacovirus Rhinolophus bat coronavirus HKU2 BtRhCoV-HKU2 (SADS) NC_009988.1 Bats and pigs Yes
Setracovirus Human coronavirus NL63 HCoV-NL63 NC_005831.2 Human No
NL63-related bat coronavirus strain BtKYNL63-9b BtKYNL63 NC_032107.1 Bats No
Tegacovirus Alphacoronavirus 1 TGEV
CCoV
FeCoV
NC_038861.1
KP_849472.1
JQ_408980.1
Porcines,
canines,
felines
No
No
No
Betacoronavirus Embecovirus Betacoronavirus 1 HCoV-OC43
BCoV
ECoV
NC_006213.1
NC_003045.1
EF_446615.1
Human
Bovines
Equines
No
No
No
China Rattus coronavirus HKU24 RtCoV-HKU24 NC_026011.1 Rats No
Human coronavirus HKU1 HCoV-HKU1 NC_006577.2 Human No
Murine coronavirus MHV NC_001846.1 Mouse No
Rabbit coronavirus HKU14 RbCoV HKU14 JN_874559 Rabbits No
Hibecovirus Bat Hp-betacoronavirus Zhejiang2013 BtHpCoV-ZJ13 NC_025217.1 Bats No
Merbecovirus Hedgehog coronavirus 1 EriCoV-1 NC_039207.1 Hedgehog No
Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus MERSr-CoV NC_019843.3 Human, camels, and bats Yes
Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5 BtPiCoV-HKU5 NC_009020.1 Bats No
Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4 BtTyCoV-HKU4 NC_009019.1 Bats No
Nobecovirus Roussetus bat coronavirus GCCDC1 BtEoCoV-GCCDC1 NC_030886.1 Bats No
Roussetus bat coronavirus HKU9 BtRoCoV-HKU9 MG762674.1 Bats No
Sarbecovirus Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus SARSr-CoV NC_004718.3 Human, palm civets, and bats Yes
Unclassified Betacoronavirus Pangolin coronavirus Pangolin-CoV NA_606875.1 Pangolins No
Gammacoronavirus Cegacovirus Beluga whale coronavirus SW1 BWCoV-SW1 NC_010646.1 Whale No
Igacovirus Avian coronavirus IBV NC_001451.1 Birds No
Deltacoronavirus Andecovirus Wigeon coronavirus HKU20 WiCoV-HKU20 NC_016995.1 Birds No
Buldecovirus Bulbul coronavirus HKU11 BuCoV-HKU11 NC_011547.1 Birds No
Coronavirus HKU15 PoCoV-HKU15 NC_039208.1 Pigs No
Munia coronavirus HKU13 MuCoV-HKU13 NC_011550.1 Birds No
White-eye coronavirus HKU16 WECoV-HKU13 NC_016991.1 Birds No
Herdecovirus Night heron coronavirus HKU19 NHCoV-HKU19 NC_016994.1 Birds No
Moordecovirus Common moorhen coronavirus HKU21 CMCoV-HKU21 NC_016996.1 Birds No

Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are in bold, while major epidemic-causing mammalian and avian viruses are in red.