Family Picornaviridae


Compiled for the VIth ICTV Report by Minor PD, Brown F, Domingo E, Hoey E, King A, Knowles N, Lemon S, Palmenberg A, Rueckert RR, Stanway G, Wimmer E, Yin-Murphy M


Taxonomic Structure of the Family
ICTVdB - Description of the Family

References cited in the VIth ICTV Report

Acharya R, Fry KE, Stuart D, Fow G, Rowlands D, Brown F (1989) The three dimensional structure of foot-and-mouth disease virus at 2.9Å resolution. Nature 337: 709-716

Adair BM, Kennedy S, McKillop ER, McNulty MS, McFerran JB (1987) Bovine, porcine and ovine picornaviruses: identification of viruses with properties similar to human coxsackieviruses. Arch Virol 97: 49-60

Grant RA, Filman DJ, Fujinami RS, Icenogle JP, Hogle JM (1992) Three dimensional structure of Theiler virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89: 2061-2065

Hamparian VV, Colonno RJ, Dick EC, Gwaltney JM, Hughes JH, Jordan WS, Kapikian AZ, Mogabgab WJ, Mores A, Phillips CA, Rueckert RR, Scheble JH, Stott EJ, Tyrrell DAJ (1987) A collaborative report: rhinoviruses - extension of the numbering system from 89 to 100. Virology 159: 191-192

Hyypia T, Horsnell C, Maaronen M, Khan M, Kalkinnen N, Auvinen P, Kinnuren L, Stanway G (1992) A novel picornavirus group identified by sequence analysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89: 8847-8851

Knowles N, Barnett ITR (1985) A serological classification of bovine enteroviruses. Arch Virol 83: 141-155

McFerran JB, McNulty MS (1986) Recent advances in enterovirus infections of birds. In: McFerran JB, McNulty MS (eds) Acute Virus Infections of Poultry. CEC Agriculture Research Programme Seminar, Martinus Nijhoff, Dordrecht, pp195-202

Rueckert RR (1990) Picornavirus and their multiplication. In: Fields BN, Knipe DM (eds) Virology, 2nd edn. Raven Press, New York, pp 507-548

Rueckert RR, Wimmer E (1984) Systematic nomenclature of picornavirus proteins. J Virol 50: 957-959

Stanway G (1990) Structure, function and evolution of picornaviruses. J Gen Virol 71: 2483-2501

Williamson C, Rybicki E, Kasdorf GCF, von Wechmar MB (1988) Characterisation of a new picorna-like virus isolated from aphids. J Gen Virol 69: 787-795


Index of Viruses
links to lists containing the ICTV Classification and Nomencalture of Viruses

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