Subfamily Entomopoxvirinae Poxviruses (members of the family Poxviridae) are viruses that can, as a family, infect both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: orthopox, parapox, yatapox, molluscipox. Orthopox: smallpox virus (variola), vaccinia virus, cowpox virus, monkeypox virus; Parapox: orf virus, pse...
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<virology> Class I viruses with double stranded DNA genome that codes for more than 30 polypeptides. ... They are the largest viruses and their shell is complex, consisting of many layers and includes lipids and enzymes, amongst which is a DNA dependent RNA polymerase. Uniquely among the DNA viruses they multiply in the cytoplasm of the cell,...
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(poks″vir´ĭ-de) the poxviruses, a family of DNA viruses, including the viruses that cause smallpox, cowpox, and paravaccinia. Genera that infect humans are Orthopoxvirus and Parapoxvirus.
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Class I viruses with double-stranded DNA genome that codes for more than 30 polypeptides. They are the largest viruses and their shell is complex, consisting of many layers, and includes lipids and enzymes, amongst which is a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Uniquely among the DNA viruses they multiply in the cytoplasm of the cell, establishing what is virtually a second nucleus. The most important poxviruses are vaccinia, variola (smallpox), and myxoma virus.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: poks-vir′i-dē Definitions: 1. A family of large complex viruses, with a marked affinity for skin tissue, which are pathogenic for humans and other animals. Virions are large, up to 250 ׀ 400 nm, and enveloped (double membranes). Replication occurs entirely in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Capsids are of...
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