Monday, November 26, 2007
Did you know? Bluetongue virus ...
Bluetongue virus (BTV) which causes disease in livestock (sheep, goat, cattle) has been in the forefront of molecular studies for the last three decades and now represents the best understood orbivirus at the molecular and structural levels. BTV, like other members of the family, is a complex non-enveloped virus with seven structural proteins and a RNA genome consisting of 10 variously sized dsRNA segments.
Recommended reading:
Segmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses
and
Animal Viruses
Recommended reading:
Segmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses
and
Animal Viruses
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