Abstract

Although coronaviruses were first identified nearly 60 years ago, they only received notoriety in 2003 when one of their members was identified as the aetiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Previously these viruses were known to be important agents of respiratory and enteric infections of domestic and companion animals and to cause approximately 15% of all cases of the common cold. This Review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of coronavirus replication, interactions with the host immune response and disease pathogenesis. It also highlights the recent identification of numerous novel coronaviruses and the propensity of this virus family to cross species barriers.

Keywords

BiologyVirologyReplication (statistics)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusViral replicationSars virusPathogenesisPandemicBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsComputational biologyVirusImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMedicineOutbreak

MeSH Terms

AnimalsCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsHumansModelsBiologicalSevere Acute Respiratory SyndromeVirus Replication

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Year
2009
Type
review
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
439-450
Citations
1795
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Stanley Perlman, Jason Netland (2009). Coronaviruses post-SARS: update on replication and pathogenesis. Nature Reviews Microbiology , 7 (6) , 439-450. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2147

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DOI
10.1038/nrmicro2147
PMID
19430490
PMCID
PMC2830095

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