Circovirus

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Baltimore Classification

Higher order taxa

Viruses; ssDNA viruses; Circoviridae; Circovirus

Species

Beak and feather disease virus, Canary circovirus, Goose circovirus

Description and Significance

Circoviruses are very small non-enveloped icosahedral viruses with a single stranded circular DNA genome. They have been described in pigs (porcine circovirus, PCV), chickens (chicken anemia virua, ChAV), psittacines (psittacine beak and feather disease virus, PBFD) and pigeons.

Genome Structure

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Viral Ecology & Pathology

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