Virus
picornaviridae
Subclass of:
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
Definitions related to family picornaviridae:
  • (picornavirus) A family of non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses with an icosahedral capsid.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (picornaviridae) (+)-sense ssRNA viruses; have no envelope or core, nor any surface projections; replication is in the cytoplasm and is via two distinct partially double-stranded replicative intermediates; most of host range is species specific.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (picornaviridae) A family of small RNA viruses comprising some important pathogens of humans and animals. Transmission usually occurs mechanically. There are nine genera: APHTHOVIRUS; CARDIOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ERBOVIRUS; HEPATOVIRUS; KOBUVIRUS; PARECHOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; and TESCHOVIRUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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