SARS-CoV-2

virus that causes COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2
Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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SARS-CoV-2 is a virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic[1]. It belongs to a group or class of strains within the coronavirus family[1].

The virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread globally[1]. SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by its ability to mutate, leading to the emergence of multiple variants over time[1].

SARS-CoV-2

Summary

SARS-CoV-2 is a group or class of strains[1]. SARS-CoV-2 ranks in the top 8% of group_or_class_of_strains entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,595 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SARS-CoV-2 is credited with the discovery of Zhang Jixian[3].
  • SARS-CoV-2's instance of is recorded as group or class of strains[4].
  • SARS-CoV-2's instance of is recorded as virus[5].
  • SARS-CoV-2's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • SARS-CoV-2 is classified at the rank of virus taxon[7].
  • SARS-CoV-2's physically interacts with is recorded as Transmembrane serine protease 2[8].
  • SARS-CoV-2's physically interacts with is recorded as heparin[9].
  • SARSr-CoV is named after SARS-CoV-2[10].
  • SARS-CoV-2 is classified within SARSr-CoV[11].
  • SARS-CoV-2's location of discovery is recorded as Wuhan[12].
  • SARS-CoV-2's scientific name is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2[13].
  • SARS-CoV-2 is a type of Coronavirus[14].
  • SARS-CoV-2's Commons category is recorded as SARS-CoV-2[15].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises SARS-Cov-2 genome[16].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises spike glycoprotein [SARS-CoV-2][17].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises envelope protein [SARS-CoV-2][18].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises membrane protein [SARS-CoV-2][19].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises nucleocapsid protein [SARS-CoV-2][20].
  • SARS-CoV-2 comprises viral envelope[21].
  • SARS-CoV-2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1, 2019[22].
  • SARS-CoV-2's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SARS-CoV-2[23].
  • SARS-CoV-2's described at URL is recorded as http://virological.org/t/preliminary-phylogenetic-analysis-of-11-ncov2019-genomes-2020-01-19/329[24].
  • SARS-CoV-2's described at URL is recorded as http://virological.org/t/phylogenetic-analysis-of-23-ncov-2019-genomes-2020-01-23/335[25].
  • SARS-CoV-2's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2'}[26].
  • SARS-CoV-2's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'coronavirus 2 du syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group or class of strains[4], virus[5], and taxon[6]. SARS-CoV-2 is a type of Coronavirus[14].

Origins

SARSr-CoV is named after SARS-CoV-2[10].

Use and Application

Components include SARS-Cov-2 genome[16]; spike glycoprotein [SARS-CoV-2][17], a protein[28]; envelope protein [SARS-CoV-2][18], a protein[29]; membrane protein [SARS-CoV-2][19], a protein[30]; nucleocapsid protein [SARS-CoV-2][20], a protein[31]; and viral envelope[21], a cellular component[32].

Why It Matters

SARS-CoV-2 ranks in the top 8% of group_or_class_of_strains entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,595 views/month).[2] SARS-CoV-2 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] SARS-CoV-2 is known by 228 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: classifying 2019-nCoV and naming it SARS-CoV-2. ictv.global. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SARS-CoV-2 structure and replication characterized by in situ cryo-electron tomography. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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