Coxsackie B virus

Coxsackie B virus
Coxsackie B4 virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Picornavirales
Family: Picornaviridae
Genus: Enterovirus
Species:
Strain:
Coxsackie B virus

Coxsackie B is a group of six serotypes of coxsackievirus (CVB1-CVB6), a pathogenic enterovirus, that trigger illness ranging from gastrointestinal distress to full-fledged pericarditis and myocarditis (coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy).[1][2]

The genome of Coxsackie B virus consists of approximately 7,400 base pairs.[3]

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  2. ^ Tracy S, Gauntt C (2008). "Group B Coxsackievirus Virulence". Group B Coxsackieviruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Vol. 323. pp. 49–63. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75546-3_3. ISBN 978-3-540-75545-6. PMID 18357765.
  3. ^ Liu B, Li Z, Xiang F, Li F, Zheng Y, Wang G (2014). "The whole genome sequence of coxsackievirus B3 MKP strain leading to myocarditis and its molecular phylogenetic analysis". Virol. J. 11: 33. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-11-33. PMC 3996064. PMID 24555514.

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