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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. ssRNA viruses
  3. positive sense, single-stranded RNA viruses
  4. Picornavirales
  5. Picornaviridae
  6. Aphthovirus
  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Pisuviricota
  3. Pisoniviricetes
  4. Picornavirales
  5. Picornaviridae
  6. Aphthovirus

Preferred term

Aphthovirus

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information A genus of the family Picornaviridae infecting mainly cloven-hoofed animals. They cause vesicular lesions and upper respiratory tract infections. Foot and mouth disease virus is the type species.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus group

Source

  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Has taxonomic rank

In other languages

  • Aphthovirus

    Spanish

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus group

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10845

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