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Concept information

Preferred term

Totiviridae

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information The family Totiviridae encompasses a broad group of viruses characterized by isometric particles, ~40 nm in diameter, that contain a nonsegmented dsRNA genome coding for a capsid protein (CP) and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The accepted species constituting this family to date persistently infect either protozoa or fungi.

Synonyms

  • Monopartitie dsRNA mycovirus
  • totiviruses

Source

  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Has taxonomic rank

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • Monopartitie dsRNA mycovirus
  • totiviruses

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34801

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