Virus
sapovirus
Subclass of:
Caliciviridae
Definitions related to sapovirus:
  • A genus of non-enveloped viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry, in the family Caliciviridae. The genome is composed of a linear, single-strand of positive sense RNA. Sapoviruses are found in humans and swine and cause gastroenteritis in humans.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of the family CALICIVIRIDAE associated with worldwide sporadic outbreaks of GASTROENTERITIS in humans. The first recorded outbreak was in human infants in Sapporo, Japan in 1977. The genus is comprised of a single species, Sapporo virus, containing multiple strains.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Sapovirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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