Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Poliovirus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Poliovirus: part of the enterovirus group, Picornaviridae (positive-sense) RNA virus family.
- Three poliovirus serotypes: P1 (Mahoney), P2 (MEF-1), and P3 (Saukett).
- Wild poliovirus type 3, believed to be eradicated. Last known isolation in 2012, Nigeria.
- Humans are only natural host.
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Last updated: October 9, 2020
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Auwaerter, Paul. "Poliovirus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540445/all/Poliovirus.
Auwaerter P. Poliovirus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540445/all/Poliovirus. Accessed June 10, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. (2020). Poliovirus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540445/all/Poliovirus
Auwaerter P. Poliovirus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2023 June 10]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540445/all/Poliovirus.
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