Hepevirus

Khudyakov, Yury

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_90

Yury Khudyakov Ph.D.³

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Virion

Morphology:	Spherical
Envelope:	No
Diameter (nm):	27–34
Length (nm):	–
Structural components:	Capsid
Buoyant density (g/mL):	1.29
Buoyant density method:	Potassium tartrate/glycerol grad
Lipid composition:	Unknown
Additional information:	Virion structure is similar to caliciviruses

Genome

Nucleic acid:	RNA
Strandedness:	Single-stranded
Polarity:	Positive-sense
Configuration:	Linear
Segment organization:	Segment no. 1 (kb):	7.5
	One segment(s):	7.5 (kb) total (calculated)
G + C content (%):	54.4–57.9
mRNA transcripts:	1
Open reading frames:	3
Additional information:	Genomic RNA is capped; One 2.2kb subgenomic RNA (mRNA transcript)

Replication

Entry mechanism:	Unknown
Site of transcription:	Unknown
Transcriptase:	Virus-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Site of genome replication:	Unknown
Replicase:	Virus-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Replication intermediate:	Negative RNA strand
Site of virion assembly:	Unknown
Egress mechanism:	Unknown
Additional information:	None

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Division of Viral Hepatitis (A33), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
Yury Khudyakov Ph.D.

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Khudyakov, Y. (2011). Hepevirus. 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_90

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