Hepevirus
Encyclopedia
Hepevirus is a viral
genus
with no currently assigned family. This genus is not to be confused with the Herpesvirus family. Hepevirus is a fairly isolated viral genus in which the virions are characterized by round, non-enveloped and isometric
capsids with a diameter of 27-34 nm. The gene is 7176 nucleotides long and it infects vertebrates. The Hepevirus is exemplified by its only known species, the Hepatitis E
virus.
Virus
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genus
Genus
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with no currently assigned family. This genus is not to be confused with the Herpesvirus family. Hepevirus is a fairly isolated viral genus in which the virions are characterized by round, non-enveloped and isometric
Isometric
The term isometric comes from the Greek for "having equal measurement".isometric may mean:* Isometric projection , a method for the visual representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions; a form of orthographic projection, or more specifically, an axonometric projection.* Isometry and...
capsids with a diameter of 27-34 nm. The gene is 7176 nucleotides long and it infects vertebrates. The Hepevirus is exemplified by its only known species, the Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E is a viral hepatitis caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus . HEV is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA icosahedral virus with a 7.5 kilobase genome. HEV has a fecal-oral transmission route. It is one of five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, and E...
virus.