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. 2020 Sep 2;19:40. doi: 10.1186/s12941-020-00384-w

Table 1.

Classification of Coronavirus [260]

Classification Viruses
Alphacoronavirus

1. Alphacoronavirus 1

2. Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV)

3. Bat coronavirus 1

4. BtCoV 512

5. BtCoV-HKU8

6. BtCoV-HKU2

7. HCoV-NL63

8. HCoV-229E
Betacoronaviru (4 Lineages including A, B, C, D)

Lineage A:

 1. HCoV-OC43

 2. HCoV-HKU1,

 3. Betacoronavirus 1 (more commonly known as bovine coronavirus, BCoV)

 4. Murine coronavirus (MHV)

Lineage B:

 1. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related SARS-CoV

Lineage C:

 1. Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4 (BtCoV-HKU4)

 2. Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5 (BtCoV-HKU5)

 3. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS-CoV

Lineage D:

 Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 (BtCoV-HKU9)
Gammacoronavirus

1. Avian coronavirus

2. Whale coronavirus SW1
Deltacoronavirus

1. HKU11

2. HKU12

3. HKU13