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Nidovirales is an order of viruses. It is carried by animals and humans. The order includes the families Coronaviridae,[1][2] Arteriviridae,[3] Roniviridae, and Mesoniviridae.
Nidoviruses are enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Their name comes from the Latin word nidus, meaning nest, as all viruses in this order produce a 3' co-terminal nested set of subgenomic mRNAs during infection.[4]
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