Category:Circoviridae
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Circoviridae
Circoviruses are the smallest known viruses of vertebrates and plants, and cause immunosuppressive infections of pigs, poultry, and parrots (genus circovirus) and chicken anaemia viral disease (genus gyrovirus). No vaccines are currently available against them.
Morphology
- Genome is a single molecule of circular positive-sense DNA, which encodes for one major capsid protein
Virulence and Pathogenesis
- Viruses are very stable in the environment
Pages in category "Circoviridae"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.