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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. viral morphology
  5. virion
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. viral morphology
  5. virion

Preferred term

virion

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The extracellular complete virus particle consisting of RNA or DNA and the associated protein coat that is capable of causing infection.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • viral particle
  • virions
  • virus particle

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67145

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