Biology:Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
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Short description: Species of virus
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Peploviricota |
| Class: | Herviviricetes |
| Order: | Herpesvirales |
| Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
| Genus: | Percavirus |
| Species: | Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
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Equid gammaherpesvirus 5 (EHV-5), formerly Equine herpesvirus 5, is a species of virus in the genus Percavirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. It is thought to be the cause of a chronic lung disease of adult horses; equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis.[2]
References
- ↑ "ICTV Taxonomy" (in en). https://ictv.global/taxonomy.
- ↑ Williams, KJ (March 2014). "Gammaherpesviruses and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence From Humans, Horses, and Rodents". Veterinary Pathology 51 (2): 372–384. doi:10.1177/0300985814521838. PMID 24569614. http://vet.sagepub.com/content/51/2/372.long.
External links
Colour indicates non-mammalian host: mollusc • frog • fish • bird • reptile –– Incertae sedis species listed below (sub)family –– Source: ICTV ––  Commons •  Wikispecies |
Wikidata ☰ Q15991450 entry
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