Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this
website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the
website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to
respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH
Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more
details about its operating status, please visit
cc.nih.gov. Updates
regarding government operating status and resumption of normal
operations can be found at
opm.gov.
A genus of the family CORONAVIRIDAE characterized by enveloped, peplomer-bearing particles containing an elongated tubular nucleocapsid with helical symmetry. Toroviruses have been found in association with enteric infections in horses (Berne virus), cattle (Breda virus), swine, and humans. Transmission probably takes place via the fecal-oral route.
Entry Term(s)
Berne Virus
Bovine torovirus
Breda Virus
Equine torovirus
Human torovirus
Porcine torovirus
Toroviridae
Registry Numbers
txid11155
txid329862
txid74501
txid237020
txid67605
Related Numbers
txid237020
txid329862
txid67605
txid74501
Previous Indexing
RNA Viruses (1984-1991)
Public MeSH Note
94; was TOROVIRIDAE 1992-93; TOROVIRUSES was see TOROVIRIDAE 1992-93
Online Note
use TOROVIRUS to search TOROVIRIDAE & TOROVIRUSES 1992-93
History Note
94; was TOROVIRIDAE 1992-93; TOROVIRUSES was see TOROVIRIDAE 1992-93
A genus of the family CORONAVIRIDAE characterized by enveloped, peplomer-bearing particles containing an elongated tubular nucleocapsid with helical symmetry. Toroviruses have been found in association with enteric infections in horses (Berne virus), cattle (Breda virus), swine, and humans. Transmission probably takes place via the fecal-oral route.