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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Double Stranded RNA Viruses > Reoviridae

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Reoviridae  

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  • Respiratory Enteric Orphan Viruses

Note

  • infection = REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A family of unenveloped RNA viruses with cubic symmetry. The twelve genera include ORTHOREOVIRUS; ORBIVIRUS; COLTIVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; Aquareovirus, Cypovirus, Phytoreovirus, Fijivirus, Seadornavirus, Idnoreovirus, Mycoreovirus, and Oryzavirus.

History note

  • 81; was REOVIRUSES 1975-80, was REOVIRUS 1964-74 (Prov 1964-65); RESPIRATORY ENTERIC ORPHAN VIRUSES was RESPIRATORY ENTERIC ORPHAN VIRUS 1976-92; CYTOPLASMIC POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES was see POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES 1975-90; REOVIRUS was see REOVIRIDAE 1993

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