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Adenoviridae

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Adenoviridae /Ad·e·no·vi·ri·dae/ (ad?e-no-vir´i-de) the adenoviruses: a family of DNA viruses with a double-stranded genome, generally with a narrow host range, and transferred by direct or indirect transmission; it includes the genus Mastadenovirus .
Ad·e·no·vir·i·dae (dn--vîr-d)
n.
A family of double-stranded DNA-containing viruses, of which there are more than 80 antigenic species that cause diseases of the respiratory tract and conjunctiva.
Adenoviridae
the family of viruses containing two genera, Mastadenovirus, which are the mammalian adenoviruses, and Aviadenovirus, which contain the bird adenoviruses. Virons are nonenveloped, 70 nm diameter and contain a double-stranded DNA molecule of about 30 to 35 kilobase pairs. They grow in cell cultures producing cytopathology and each species has a relatively narrow host range. Adenoviruses are common causes of relatively mild upper respiratory disease and of enteric infections. The type species is human adenovirus h1.
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For instance, all members of the family Herpesviridae are enveloped viruses that contain an icosahedral particle and double-stranded DNA, whereas all members of the family Adenoviridae are nonenveloped viruses that contain an icosahedral particle and double-stranded DNA, with projecting fibers at the vertices of the protein shell.
Emerging issues in virus taxonomy by Mahy, Brian W.J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Standard diagnostic evaluations on these stools included culture for Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio cholerae, Aeromonas, and Plesiomonas; identification of Rotavirus, Adenoviridae, Astrovirus, and Caliciviridae by enzyme immunoassay; and microscopy for Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Isospora belli, and Giardia lamblia.
Single multiplex polymerase chain reaction to detect diverse loci ... by Estrada-Garcia, Teresa / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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