Category:Circoviridae

Circoviridae

Circoviruses are the smallest known viruses of vertebrates and plants, and cause immunosuppressive infections of pigs, poultry, and parrots. 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.