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. 2020 Aug;61(8):523-526.
doi: 10.1111/jsap.13207.

How close is SARS-CoV-2 to canine and feline coronaviruses?

K Sharun  1 , S Sircar  2 , Y S Malik  2 , R K Singh  3 , K Dhama  4
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How close is SARS-CoV-2 to canine and feline coronaviruses?

K Sharun et al. J Small Anim Pract. 2020 Aug.
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Classification of CoV genera – Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoronavirus and Deltacoronavirus. Some examples from each genus are shown
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Splits Tree Analysis of complete genomes of CoVs. Complete genome‐based phylogenetic analysis (Splits Tree 4.0) of SARS‐CoV‐2 and SARS‐CoVs of human and animal origin (Betacronavirus) and other CoVs of canine‐feline origin (Alphacoronavirus). The analysis included all five defined subgenera of Betacoronavirus: Sarbecovirus, Embecovirus, Merbecovirus, Nobecovirus and Hibecovirus. Isolates from Alphacoronavirus and Betacoronavirus genera are highlighted in yellow and grey, respectively
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