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Picornaviruses

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Picornaviruses are single stranded RNA viruses without an envelope, and with cubic symmetry, ranging from 20 to 30 nm which include:

  • enteroviruses
  • rhinoviruses

The name derives from the size of the viruses - literally they are picoRNAviruses.


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