The type species of BETACORONAVIRUS genus causing gastroenteritis respiratory diseases in mammals. Previously separate species HUMAN CORONAVIRUS OC43; BOVINE CORONAVIRUS; Human enteric coronavirus; Equine coronavirus; and Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus merged into this species on the basis of similar genome nucleotide sequence and genome organization.

Synonyms: Betacoronavirus 1, txid136187, Encephalomyelitis Virus, Porcine Hemagglutinating, txid694003, Equine coronavirus, Human enteric coronaviruses, Human enteric coronavirus, Equine coronaviruses, txid42005, Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus