poliovirus
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Poliovirus, the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), is a serotype of the species Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. There are three poliovirus serotypes, numbered 1, 2, and 3.
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Within Vinony's link graph, poliovirus is referenced by 439 other articles, and connects out to antibody, poliomyelitis and infection.
It is catalogued under topics including Enteroviruses, Human viruses and Infraspecific virus taxa.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
19,560 papers- Wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation, and implications for polio eradication.Epidemiology and infection · 2017
- Vaccine-derived polioviruses.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2014
- Schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia and poliovirus - a role for natural experiments?Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2021
- Evolution and polymorphism of poliovirus genomes.Biologicals : journal of the International Association of Biological Standardization · 1993
- Poliovirus vaccine and vaccine-derived polioviruses.The New England journal of medicine · 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Diameter
- 300
- Image
- Polio.jpg
- Significant event
- sequencing
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- taxon name
- Poliovirus
- Commons category
- Poliovirus
- has effect
- poliomyelitis
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C14259
- studied by
- wastewater surveillance
- ICTV virus genome composition
- positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Replication cycle
- Origin and serotypes
- Pathogenesis
- Immune system avoidance
- Eradication
- Research
- Transgenic mice
- Genetic modification
- History
- Discovery
- Genome
- Structure
- Cloning
- Synthesis
- References
- External links
Poliovirus, the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), is a serotype of the species Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. There are three poliovirus serotypes, numbered 1, 2, and 3.
Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid. The genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA (+ssRNA) genome that is about 7500 nucleotides long. The viral particle is about 30 nm in diameter with icosahedral symmetry. Because of its short genome and its simple composition—only a strand of RNA and a nonenveloped icosahedral protein coat encapsulating it—poliovirus is widely regarded as the simplest significant virus.
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