Concept information
Preferred term
Caliciviridae
Type
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Definition
- A family of RNA viruses infecting a broad range of animals. Most individual species are restricted to their natural hosts. They possess a characteristic six-pointed starlike shape whose surfaces have cup-shaped (chalice) indentions. Transmission is by contaminated food, water, fomites, and occasionally aerosolization of secretions. Genera include LAGOVIRUS; NORWALK-LIKE VIRUSES; SAPPORO-LIKE VIRUSES; and VESIVIRUS.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- txid11974
- txid696855
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pathogenicity (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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txid11974
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txid696855
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V7ZB7HLW-4
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