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Alphavirus
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Description
An alphavirus belongs to the group IV Togaviridae family of viruses, according to the system of classification based on viral genome composition introduced by David Baltimore in 1971. Alphaviruses, like all other group IV viruses have a positive sense single stranded RNA genome. There are 27 alphaviruses, able to infect various vertebrates such as humans, rodents, fish, birds, and larger mammals such as horses as well as invertebrates. Transmission between species and individuals occurs mainly via mosquitoes making the alphaviruses a contributor to the collection of Arboviruses - or Arthropod Borne Viruses. Alphaviruses particles are enveloped have a 70 nm diameter, tend to be spherical (although slightly pleomorphic), and have a 40 nm isometric nucleocapsid. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Alphavirus
- Part Display Name
- Alphavirus
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2007-12-27
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Alphavirus
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 甲病毒 Synonyms: Alpha 病毒; |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Alfaviirus |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Alfavirus |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Alfavirus |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Alfavirüs |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Альфавирус |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | alfa-virus |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Alphavirus |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Alfawirus Synonyms: Alfawirus |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αλφαϊός Synonyms: Αλφαϊός |
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