In addition to universally accepted abbreviations like DNA and RNA, it is common practice to use abbreviations for virological and technical words in virology. In the Report we have adopted commonly used abbreviations (e.g., CP for capsid protein and NC for nucleocapsid). These have been approved by the Executive Committee of ICTV for use in the ICTV Report but have no official status. The abbreviations will be used without definition throughout the book, except in a few instances where Study Group conventions (e.g., C in place of CP for capsid protein) dictate different practice. In these instances, abbreviations are defined locally.
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aa |
amino acid |
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bp |
base pair |
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CF |
complement fixing |
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CP |
capsid protein |
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CPE |
cytopathic effect |
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D |
diffusion coefficient |
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DI |
defective interfering |
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ds |
double-stranded |
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gRNA |
genomic RNA |
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HI |
hemagglutination inhibition |
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K |
kilodalton |
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kbp |
kilobase pair |
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kDa |
kilodalton |
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MP |
movement protein |
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Mr |
relative molar mass |
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mRNA |
messenger RNA |
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N |
nucleoprotein |
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NC |
nucleocapsid |
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nt |
nucleotide |
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ORF |
open reading frame |
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RdRp |
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
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RF |
replicative from |
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RI |
replicative intermediate |
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RNP |
ribonucleoprotein |
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RT |
reverse transcriptase |
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sgRNA |
subgenomic RNA |
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ss |
single-stranded |
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T |
triangulation number |
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VPg |
genome-linked protein |
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