Togaviridae
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Baltimore Classification
Higher order taxa
Viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Togaviridae
Genera
Alphavirus, Rubivirus
Description and Significance
Genome Structure
The togavirus genome is non-segmented and contains a molecule of linear, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA. The complete genome is 9700-11800 nucleotides long. The 5'-terminus has a methylated nucleotide cap. (source:
Virion Structure of a Togavirus
Togavirus virions consist of an envelope and a nucleocapsid.
Reproduction Cycle of a Togavirus in a Host Cell
Viral Ecology & Pathology
References
ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/
