Mammarenavirus
Mammarenavirus | |
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Mammarenavirus structure and genome composition. | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Ellioviricetes |
Order: | Bunyavirales |
Family: | Arenaviridae |
Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
Species[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Mammarenavirus is a genus of viruses in the family Arenaviridae.[3] The name is a portmanteau of mammal and the former name Arenavirus, and differentiates it from the reptile-associated .[2] Arenavirus comes from the Latin arena (sand) for the sandy appearance of the virions.[4]
Taxonomy[]
The following species are recognized:[5]
- Argentinian mammarenavirus
- Bear Canyon mammarenavirus
- Brazilian mammarenavirus
- Cali mammarenavirus
- Chapare mammarenavirus
- Flexal mammarenavirus
- Guanarito mammarenavirus
- Lassa mammarenavirus
- Latino mammarenavirus
- Lujo mammarenavirus
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus
- Machupo mammarenavirus
- Mobala mammarenavirus
- Whitewater Arroyo mammarenavirus
References[]
- ^ "ICTV Report Arenaviridae".
- ^ a b Buchmeier, Michael J.; et al. (2 July 2014). "Rename one (1) genus and twenty-five (25) species in the family Arenaviridae" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
in the family Arenaviridae change the name of genus Arenavirus to Mammarenavirus and convert the names of its constituent species to a binomial format, by appending the name Mammarenavirus to each existing name
- ^ Radoshitzky, SR; Buchmeier, MJ; Charrel, RN; Clegg, JCS; Gonzalez, JJ; Günther, S; Hepojoki, J; Kuhn, JH; Lukashevich, IS; Romanowski, V; Salvato, MS; Sironi, M; Stenglein, MD; de la Torre, JC; ICTV Report, Consortium (August 2019). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Arenaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 100 (8): 1200–1201. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001280. PMID 31192784.
- ^ "ICTV 9th Report Arenaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
Derivation of name Arena: from Latin arenosus, “sandy” and arena, “sand”, in recognition of the sand-like particles observed in thin section. The name originally proposed was arenovirus, but was subsequently changed to avoid possible confusion with Adenovirus.
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
External link[]
Categories:
- Virus genera
- Arenaviridae