Virus
sapporo virus
Definitions related to sapporo virus:
  • A species of non-enveloped viruses in the Caliciviridae family and Sapovirus genus that have characteristic cup-shaped depressions on their spherical capsid surface and a distinctive structure of "Star-of-David" configuration. The genome is composed of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Sapporo viruses are found in humans and cause gastroenteritis mainly in young children. Sapporo viruses are transmitted via oral ingestion.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Sapporo virus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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