Abstract
Viruses are primarily classified according to the type of their nucleic acid (RNA, DNA), according to the expression of their genome (Baltimore, 1971 b), and other characteristics such as the nature of the envelope (Fig. 3 and 4, Table 2) (Wildy, 1971; Fenner, 1976).
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Koch, F., Koch, G. (1985). Classification. In: The Molecular Biology of Poliovirus. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7000-7_2
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