Torovirus
"Torovirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the family CORONAVIRIDAE characterized by enveloped, peplomer-bearing particles containing an elongated tubular nucleocapsid with helical symmetry. Toroviruses have been found in association with enteric infections in horses (Berne virus), cattle (Breda virus), swine, and humans. Transmission probably takes place via the fecal-oral route.
| Descriptor ID |
D017003
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.504.540.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Porcine torovirus- Porcine torovirus
- Porcine toroviruses
- torovirus, Porcine
- toroviruses, Porcine
Human torovirus- Human torovirus
- Human toroviruses
- torovirus, Human
- toroviruses, Human
Bovine torovirus- Bovine torovirus
- Bovine toroviruses
- torovirus, Bovine
- toroviruses, Bovine
- Breda Virus
Equine torovirus- Equine torovirus
- Equine toroviruses
- torovirus, Equine
- toroviruses, Equine
- Berne Virus
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