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picornaviridae
small RNA viruses (pico = small, rna = ribonucleic acid)
Classification:
12 genera
- Aphtovirus
- Avihepatovirus
- Cardiovirus
- Enterovirus
- poliovirus
- coxsackievirus
- echovirus
- rhinovirus
- Erbovirus
- Hepatovirus
- hepatitis A virus
- Kobuvirus
- Parechovirus
- Tescovirus
- Tremovirus
- Sapelovirus
- Senecavirus (pigs, cattle)
Specific
Cardiovirus
enterovirus
hepatovirus
Parechovirus
picornavirus
General
RNA virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 7.2-8.4 kB
ENVELOPE: NONE
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1066-67
- Knowles NJ, Hovi T, Hyypis T, et al.
Picornaviridae. In: Virus Taxonomy: Classification and Nomenclature
of Viruses: Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy
of Viruses. Ed: King AMQ, Adams MJ, Carstens EB, Lefkowitz EJ.
pp 855-880. San Diego: Elsevier. 2011.