Picobirnavirus
Encyclopedia
Picobirnavirus is a genus of dsRNA virus, which infect certain mammals. It may be implicated in gastroenteritis in animals and humans.
The viruses have only been isolated from mammal
s to date.
The genome is a bipartate and double stranded RNA
. The length of the two parts of the genome are 1.7 kilobases (kb) and 2.5 kb. The capsid protein gene is encoded by the second open reading frame of the larger genomic segment.
The viruses have only been isolated from mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s to date.
Virology
The virons have a diameter of 35-40 nanometers with a triangulation number (T) = 1, 3 or 4.The genome is a bipartate and double stranded RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
. The length of the two parts of the genome are 1.7 kilobases (kb) and 2.5 kb. The capsid protein gene is encoded by the second open reading frame of the larger genomic segment.