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Encephalomyocarditis virus
Pathology:
- agent of myocarditis, encephalitis & other neurologic diseases, reproductive disorders & diabetes in many mammalian species
- able to infect humans, albeit with low morbidity
- xenografts, such as pig heart transplantation in humans, however has raised safety concerns [1]
Laboratory:
- encephalomyocarditis virus in tissue
- encephalomyocarditis virus serology
- encephalomyocarditis virus RNA
General
Cardiovirus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 7.2-8.4 kB
ENVELOPE: NONE
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
- Carocci M, Bakkali-Kassimi L.
The encephalomyocarditis virus.
Virulence. 2012 Jul 1;3(4):351-67. Review.
PMID: 22722247 Free PMC Article