"Orthopoxvirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising many species infecting mammals. Viruses of this genus cause generalized infections and a rash in some hosts. The type species is VACCINIA VIRUS.
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D018155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.650
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Identification of the orthopoxvirus p4c gene, which encodes a structural protein that directs intracellular mature virus particles into A-type inclusions. J Virol. 2002 Nov; 76(22):11216-25.