Togaviridae

Overview

Journal Intervirology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1978 Jan 1

PMID 618831

Citations 29

Authors

J S PORTERFIELD

J Casals

M P CHUMAKOV

S Y GAIDAMOVICH

C Hannoun

I H HOLMES

M C Horzinek

M MUSSGAY

N OKER-BLOM

P K RUSSELL

D W TRENT

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Abstract

The family Togaviridae is described; it contains four genera--Alphavirus, Flavivirus, Pestivirus and Rubivirus--and additional members. The main characteristics of the family are as follows: single-stranded, linear RNA, molecular weight about 4 X 10(6). Virions have isometric nucleocapsids surrounded by a lipoprotein envelope containing host cell lipid and virus-specified polypeptides including one or more glycopeptides. Virions yield infectious RNA. There are at least 80 members; all the alphaviruses and most flaviviruses are arboviruses in the biological sense.

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