Notes on Family: Nodaviridae
icosahedra
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General Description
This family consists of ssRNA viruses that infect animals and which have small (<5kb) bipartite genomes. The name is derived from the Japanese town (
Nodamura) where the best known member was first isolated.
Morphology
Virions isometric (icosahedral), not enveloped, 29-32 nm in diameter without any distinctive surface struture.
Genomen
Bipartite positive sense single-stranded RNA without 3'-polyA tails. The non-structural proteins are encoded on RNA1 and the coat protein precursor on RNA2.
Genera in the Family