Genome size of influenza A
| Value | 13588 bases Range: Table - link bases |
|---|---|
| Organism | Influenza |
| Reference | Bouvier NM, Palese P. The biology of influenza viruses. Vaccine. 2008 Sep 12 26 Suppl 4:D49-53. p.10 table 1PubMed ID19230160 |
| Method | Sum of 8 negative sense single stranded RNA gene segments in table link. |
| Comments | "The influenza A and B virus genomes each comprise eight negative-sense, single-stranded viral RNA (vRNA) segments, while influenza C virus has a seven-segment genome. (See Table 1.)" See note under table. Influenza A virus genome consists of 8 ssRNA segments according to Granter et al., 2010 PMID 20582460, p.224 right column 1st paragraph |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 105768 |