- in the
family of Picornaviridae.
There are
three poliovirus serotypes,
numbered 1, 2, and 3.
Poliovirus is
composed of an RNA
genome and a
protein capsid...
-
capsid proteins enable poliovirus to
infect certain types of cells.
Three serotypes of
poliovirus have been identified – wild
poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), type...
- (polio). Two
types are used: an
inactivated poliovirus given by
injection (IPV) and a
weakened poliovirus given by
mouth (OPV). The
World Health Organization...
-
original "wild"
poliovirus (WPV), and the much more
prevalent mutated oral
vaccine strains,
known as
circulating vaccine-derived
poliovirus (cVDPV) or variant...
- Picornaviridae. The
Poliovirus species has been
eliminated from the
genus Enterovirus. The
following serotypes,
Human poliovirus 1,
Human poliovirus 2, and Human...
- route.
Coxsackieviruses share many
characteristics with
poliovirus. With
control of
poliovirus infections in much of the world, more
attention has been...
-
Commonly known as
Poliovirus Receptor (PVR), the
protein serves as a
cellular receptor for
poliovirus in the
first step of
poliovirus replication. Transgenic...
-
plaque ****ay was
developed using poliovirus; the
discovery of
viral replication in
culture was also with
poliovirus in 1949. This was the
first time that...
-
understand the
means by
which poliovirus infection is initiated.
Humans are the only
known natural host for
poliovirus. The
study of
viral disease is...
- of
three main
serotypes of
poliovirus,
since known as type 1, type 2, and type 3. Salk
developed an
inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), a "dead" vaccine...
