Torovirus

Classification of Torovirus Group IV: ssRNA positive strand virus Order: Nidovirales Family: Coronaviridae Subfamily: Toronavirinae Genus: Torovirus Structure of Torovirus Torovirusis a genus of viruses in the order Nidovirales, in the family Coronaviridae, in the subfamily Torovirinae. Toroviruses are pleomorphic, enveloped particles, 120–140 nm in diameter. The virus particle has surface spikes proteins that are club-shaped 15 to 20 nm in length and are evenly dispersed over the surface. A nucleocapsidis doughnut-shaped with helical symmetry. The tubular nucleocapsid is bend into an open torus hence the name “torovirus”. The …Read more