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Totiviridae

Medical Definition:	A family of RNA viruses that infect fungi and protozoa. There are three genera: TOTIVIRUS; GIARDIAVIRUS; and LEISHMANIAVIRUS.
Guide Notes:	a family of RNA viruses infecting fungi & protozoa; coord IM with specific fungus /virol (IM or NIM) or specific protozoon /virol (IM or NIM)

Totiviridae Categories.

	Giardiavirus - A genus of RNA protozoan viruses of the family TOTIVIRIDAE. It infects many isolates of the flagellated protozoan human parasite G. lamblia, but does not seem to be associated with the virulence of the parasite. The type species is Giardia lamblia virus.
	Leishmaniavirus - A genus of RNA protozoan viruses of the family TOTIVIRIDAE. Several different strains of Leishmania are infected by a variety of viral species. The type species is Leishmania RNA virus 1-1.
	Totivirus - A genus of RNA fungi viruses in the family TOTIVIRIDAE. Some of the viruses contain additional satellite RNA or defective RNA. Transmission occurs during cell division, sporogenesis and cell fusion. The type species is Saccharomyces cerevisiae virus L-A.

Totiviridae Medical Definitions and Terms

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