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ROTAVIRUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Viral Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rotavirus
1, record 1, English, rotavirus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duovirus 1, record 1, English, duovirus
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of double-stranded RNA viruses having a wheel-like appearance and responsible for acute infantile gastroenteritis and for diarrhea in mice, calves, and pigs. 2, record 1, English, - rotavirus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies virales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rotavirus
1, record 1, French, rotavirus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus de la famille des Reoviridae, à ARN bicaténaire, à double capside, agent de gastro-entérites infantiles hivernales. 2, record 1, French, - rotavirus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proches des réovirus, les rotavirus sont des virions non enveloppés, d'un diamètre de 70 nm, avec un noyau nucléoprotéinique de 45 nm de diamètre, deux couches capsidiques superposées et une double chaîne ARN. 3, record 1, French, - rotavirus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Enfermedades víricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rotavirus
1, record 1, Spanish, rotavirus
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
los agentes inductores de la diarrea (la bacteria del cólera Vibrio cholerae, los rotavirus y Escherichia coli) son los principales responsables de la mortalidad infantil en las naciones en vías de desarrollo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - rotavirus
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