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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > RNA viruses > dsRNA viruses > Totiviridae
Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Duplornaviricota > Chrymotiviricetes > Ghabrivirales > Totiviridae
Preferred Term:

Totiviridae

Definition:
The family Totiviridae encompasses a broad group of viruses characterized by isometric particles, ~40 nm in diameter, that contain a nonsegmented dsRNA genome coding for a capsid protein (CP) and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The accepted species constituting this family to date persistently infect either protozoa or fungi.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Ghabrivirales, dsRNA viruses
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • Monopartitie dsRNA mycovirus
  • totiviruses
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34801
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