Coronaviruses in the Sea

Interest in coronaviruses because of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has generated concern about their occurrence and persistence in aquatic habitats. Coronaviruses are not quantitatively significant constituents of marine virioplankton. Members of the Nidovirales (to which human co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mordecai, Gideon J., Hewson, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7393285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32793180
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01795
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Sumario:Interest in coronaviruses because of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has generated concern about their occurrence and persistence in aquatic habitats. Coronaviruses are not quantitatively significant constituents of marine virioplankton. Members of the Nidovirales (to which human coronaviruses belong) infect marine mammals, teleosts and possibly invertebrates, and human coronaviruses may persist in marine plankton receiving wastewater effluent. However, virions likely experience significant particle and infectivity decay rates in surface seawater, similar to other enveloped RNA viruses.

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