The Infectious Bronchitis Virus is a coronavirus in the order Nidovirales. Coronaviruses have an envelope surrounding an RNA genome and are divided into 3 main groups designated alpha, beta and gamma. IBV is a gamma coronavirus.
Electron micrograph of Infectious Bronchitis virus particles
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