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* Coronavirus, named due to the "crown" like appearance of its surface projections, was first isolated from chickens in 1937. | |||
* In 1965, Tyrrell and Bynoe used cultures of human ciliated embryonal trachea to propagate the first human coronavirus (HCoV) [[in vitro]]. | |||
* There are now approximately 15 [[species]] in this family, which infect not only humans but cattle, pigs, rodents, cats, dogs and birds (some are serious veterinary pathogens, especially chickens).<ref name="urlCoronavirus - MicrobeWiki">{{cite web |url=http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Coronavirus |title=Coronavirus - MicrobeWiki |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-12-28}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Coronavirus, named due to the "crown" like appearance of its surface projections, was first isolated from chickens in 1937.
- In 1965, Tyrrell and Bynoe used cultures of human ciliated embryonal trachea to propagate the first human coronavirus (HCoV) in vitro.
- There are now approximately 15 species in this family, which infect not only humans but cattle, pigs, rodents, cats, dogs and birds (some are serious veterinary pathogens, especially chickens).[1]