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What are the criteria applied in the classification and nomenclature of viruses?
Physical data, genome structure, and mode of replication.
What are the two orientations of the genomic RNA strand in single-stranded RNA viruses?
Sense (positive sense, plus sense) and antisense (negative sense, minus sense).
What is considered in viral classification?
The site of capsid assembly and, in enveloped viruses, the site of envelopment.
What are the possible compositions of a viral genome?
DNA or RNA, which may be single stranded (ss) or double stranded (ds), linear or circular.
What does the entire viral genome occupy?
Either one nucleic acid.
Test your knowledge on the structure and classification of viruses in medical microbiology. Explore criteria such as genome structure, mode of replication, and chemical composition. Learn about monopartite and multipartite genomes.
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