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torovirus
Etiologic agent of viral enteritis in humans, horses & cattle
Structure:
- enveloped, peplomer-bearing particles containing an elongated tubular nucleocapsid with helical symmetry
Epidemiology:
- transmission probably takes place via the fecal-oral route
Laboratory:
- torovirus in stool by electron microscopy
General
coronaviridae
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 16-21 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
Loinc