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03.019.0.01.014.00.044.008. SARS-Coronavirus CUHK-L2

Cite this publication as: Sara Mullins for ICTVdB Management (2005). 03.019.0.01.014.00.044.008. SARS-Coronavirus CUHK-L2. In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 3. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), ICTVdB Management, Columbia University, New York, USA

Cite this site as: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/

Isolation Details

Isolate designation: CUHK-L2.
Isolation date: February; 2003.
Location: Guangzhou; Guangdong; China.
Source of isolate: human.

Virus was isolated by Dr Stephen S. C Chim; Department of Chemical Pathology; University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital; 30-32 Ngan Shing Street; Shatin; Hong Kong. Email: loym@cuhk.edu.hk. Involved in the submission of the isolate was also Yu-Kwan Tong; Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong; Emily C.W. Hung; Department of Pediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong; Rossa W.K. Chiu; Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.

Reference: Chim, S.S.C., et. al. (2004) Genomic Sequencing of a SARS Coronavirus Isolate That Predated the Metropole Hotel Case Cluster in Hong Kong. Clinical Chemistry, V. PubMed ID to this reference is [14709660].

Classification

This is a description of a vertebrate virus at the isolate level.

ICTVdB Virus Code: 03.019.0.01.014.00.044.008. Virus accession number: SARSI011. Former accession number: 4126894B. NCBI Taxonomy ID: [260550].

Name, Synonyms and Lineage

Virus is assigned to species 03.019.0.01.014. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Virus is assigned to the genus 03.019.0.01. Coronavirus , family 03.019. Coronaviridae , order 03. Nidovirales.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions consist of an envelope, spikes, and a nucleocapsid.

Nucleic Acid

The genome is not segmented and consists of a single molecule of linear, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA. The RNA has been partially sequenced; sequence can be accessed at GenBank with the accession number [AY443095]. The sequenced region is 3080 nucleotides long { } encodes orf4 and orf3 genes, partial cds; small envelope E protein, membrane glycoprotein M, orf7, orf8, orf9, orf10, and orf11 genes, complete cds; nucleocapsid protein.

Biological Properties

Natural Host Range

Viral hosts belong to the Domain Eucarya.

Domain Eucarya Kingdom Animalia.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata.

Phylum Vertebrata Subphylum Vertebrata.

Class Mammalia.

Class Mammalia Order Primates;
Family Hominidae; virus infects Homo sapiens (human).

Host and isolation details Virus was isolated from an adult. Virus was isolated from serum.

General Symptoms in Animals Infection can affect the respiratory system. General symptoms include fever (including chills and rigor), or malaise (intense). Signs and symptoms include cough (chest radiograph revealed patchy infiltration).

Severity and Occurrence of Disease

Host 1: Infection is apparent and clinically expressed.

Contributor

Data have been submitted online to ICTVdB on 01-12-05 by
Sara Mullins
American Type Culture Collection
George Mason University
PW II, 10801 University Boulevard
Manassas, VA 20110
United States of America
Tel: + 703-365-2700.
Fax: + 703-365-2701.
Email: Sara Mullins.

The description has been generated automatically from DELTA files.

ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, developed for the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by Dr Cornelia Büchen-Osmond, is written in DELTA. The virus descriptions in ICTVdB are coded by ICTV members and experts, or by the ICTVdB Management using data provided by the experts, the literature or the latest ICTV Report. The character list is the underlying code. All virus descriptions are based on the character list and natural language translations from the encoded descriptions are automatically generated and formatted for display on the Web.

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