2017/09/08 by Roland Zell, R. Zell, Eric Delwart +25 · 6 citations
Medicine · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology #Animal Virus Infections Studies #Viral Infections and Immunology Research
paper · doi:10.1099/jgv.0.000911
The family Picornaviridae comprises small non-enveloped viruses with RNA genomes of 6.7 to 10.1 kb, and contains >30 genera and >75 species. Most of the known picornaviruses infect mammals and birds, but some have also been detected in reptiles, amphibians and fish. Many picornaviruses are important human and veterinary pathogens and may cause diseases of the central nervous system, heart, liver, skin, gastrointestinal tract or upper respiratory tract. Most picornaviruses are transmitted by the faecal-oral or respiratory routes. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Picornaviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/picornaviridae.