Picornavirus - Definition and Overview

Picornaviruses are viruses that belong to the family Picornaviridae. The name picornavirus means small RNA virus. Picornaviruses are non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses with an icosahedral capsid.

References

• Classification of the Picornaviridae (http://www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk/virus/picornaviridae/picornastudygroup/ictv-7a.htm)