Virion
Morphology: |
Icosahedral, triple-layered |
Envelope: |
No |
Diameter (nm): |
75 |
Length (nm): |
– |
Structural components: |
VP2, VP1 and VP3, VP6, VP4 and VP7 |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.36–1.38 |
Buoyant density method: |
CsCl gradient |
Lipid composition: |
Not applicable |
Additional information: |
VP4 (spike-like trimer) interacts with VP7 and VP6; triangulation number T = 13 of double shell; 132 channels penetrating both shells (120 channels along the 6-coordinated centers and 12 along the fivefold symmetry axis) |
Genome
Nucleic acid: |
RNA |
|
Strandedness: |
Double-stranded |
|
Polarity: |
Positive or negative-sense |
|
Configuration: |
Linear |
|
Segment organization: |
Segment no. 1 (kb): |
3.3 |
Segment no. 2 (kb): |
2.6 |
|
Segment no. 3 (kb): |
2.6 |
|
Segment no. 4 (kb): |
2.4 |
|
Segment no. 5 (kb): |
1.6 |
|
Segment no. 6 (kb): |
1.4 |
|
Segment no. 7 (kb): |
1.1 |
|
Segment no. 8 (kb): |
1.1 |
|
Segment no. 9 (kb): |
1.1 |
|
Segment no. 10 (kb): |
0.7 |
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Segment no. 11 (kb): |
0.7 |
|
11 segment(s): |
18.6 (kb) total (calculated) |
|
G + C content (%): |
33–42 |
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mRNA transcripts: |
12 |
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Desselberger, U., Gray, J.J. (2011). Rotavirus. In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_267
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