Viroids [viroidy]
topical
24
- Terms
-
viroid
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D014772
Definition
A group of pathogens comprising the smallest known agents of infectious disease. They are unencapsulated and are capable of replicating autonomously in susceptible cells. Positively identified viroids composed of single-stranded RNA have been isolated from higher plants, but the existence of DNA viroids pathogenic to animals is suspected.
- Annotation
- "smallest known agents of infect dis"; read MeSH definition
- DUI
- D014772 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022751
- Previous indexing
- Plant Viruses (1971-1980); RNA, Viral (1971-1980)
- History note
- 81
- Public note
- 81
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry 1
- CL
- classification 4
- DE
- drug effects 0
- EN
- enzymology 1
- GE
- genetics 13
- GD
- growth & development 0
- IM
- immunology 0
- IP
- isolation & purification 3
- ME
- metabolism 3
- PY
- pathogenicity 6
- PH
- physiology 8
- RE
- radiation effects 0
- UL
- ultrastructure 0
...
Occurrences in Medvik records
B
Organisms