Virus
orthoreovirus
Subclass of:
Reoviridae
Definitions related to orthoreoviruses:
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(orthoreovirus) A genus of the family REOVIRIDAE infecting vertebrates only. Transmission is horizontal and infected species include humans, birds, cattle, monkeys, sheep, swine, baboons, and bats. MAMMALIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS is the type species.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(orthoreovirus) Genus of the family reoviridae infecting vertebrates only; transmission is horizontal and infected species include humans, birds, cattle, monkeys, sheep, swine, baboons, and bats.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The family Reoviridae is divided into 9 genera, 4 of which�Orthoreovirus, Coltivirus, Rotavirus, and Orbivirus �can infect humans and animals. Four other genera infect only plants and insects, and one infects fish.WebMD, 2019
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