To summarize, virusoids (also called “viroid-like satellite RNAs”) are circular, single-stranded RNA molecules that exhibit the following traits: “ (1) satRNA parasitizes on helper virus (HV ...

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These single-stranded RNA viruses belong to the Paramyxoviridae family, and fall into two genera: Respirovirus and Rubulavirus, and overall there are four types (1-4) and two subtypes (4a and 4b ...

The CoVerage system monitors SARS-CoV-2 evolution, predicting variants and scoring amino acid changes to inform vaccine ...

Obelisks bear some resemblance to viroids—tiny, circular fragments of single-stranded RNA. Like viruses, viroids need a host to replicate, and they can infect and cause disease in eukaryotes ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus, and measles -- all single-stranded RNA viruses -- are some examples of highly contagious diseases transmitted by ...

Like other single-stranded RNA viruses, norovirus has a high mutation rate. This promotes genetic diversity, so new variants “pop up all the time,” Foster says.

Background Avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1) is a single-strand RNA virus known to cause Newcastle disease, an infectious disease with neurologic, digestive, and respiratory manifestations in birds.