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Título del libro: Virology
Título del capítulo: Double-stranded RNA viruses

Autores UNAM:
SUSANA LOPEZ CHARRETON;
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Año de publicación:
2021
Palabras clave:

Double-stranded RNA viruses; DsRNA virus biology; Orbiviruses; Reoviruses; Rotaviruses


Resumen:

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses represent a large group of viruses that infect a wide range of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, bacteria and fungi demonstrating their excellent ability to adapt to different ecological environments. This chapter describes the general aspects of the replication cycle of these viruses and the unique ways in which they infect their hosts. Rotaviruses represent one of the most important causes of life-threatening gastroenteritis in children under two years of age, and in the young of several animal species. As members of the Reoviridae family, rotaviruses are non-enveloped, icosahedral viral particles that contain a genome composed of 11 segments of dsRNA. Mammalian orthoreovirus is the prototype member of the Reoviridae family of viruses. Reovirus is generally considered to be non-pathogenic in humans but has been shown to be a possible trigger of celiac disease. Orbiviruses are arthropod-borne viruses that comprise the Orbivirus genus of the family Reoviridae. © ISTE Ltd 2021.


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