Picornaviridae
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| Picornaviruses
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Enterovirus
Rhinovirus
Hepatovirus
Cardiovirus
Apthovirus
Parechovirus
Erbovirus
Kobuvirus
Teschovirus
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Picornaviruses are viruses that belong to the family Picornaviridae. The name picornavirus means small RNA virus. Picornaviruses are non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses with an icosahedral capsid. They include the following genera:
- Genus Enterovirus; type species: Poliovirus
- Genus Rhinovirus; type species: Human rhinovirus A (common cold)
- Genus Hepatovirus; type species: Hepatitis A virus
- Genus Cardiovirus; type species: Encephalomyocarditis virus
- Genus Aphthovirus; type species: Foot-and-mouth disease virus
- Genus Parechovirus; type species: Human parechovirus
- Genus Erbovirus; type species: Equine rhinitis B virus
- Genus Kobuvirus; type species: Aichi virus
- Genus Teschovirus; type species: Porcine teschovirus
References
- Classification of the Picornaviridae (http://www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk/virus/picornaviridae/picornastudygroup/ictv-7a.htm)Template:Virus-stub