Biology:Flexal mammarenavirus
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Short description: Species of virus
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Arenaviridae |
| Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
| Species: | Flexal mammarenavirus
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Flexal mammarenavirus (also known as the Flexal virus or FLEV, and previously known by the laboratory code BeAn 293022) is a mammarenavirus: an arenavirus with a mammalian host.[1] It was first found in semiaquatic rodents of the genus Oryzomys in tropical forest in the Pará area of Brazil .[2]
It is a member of Clade A of the Tacaribe (or "New World") serocomplex of the family Arenaviridae.[3] Laboratory workers infected by Flexal virus have exhibited febrile illness.[3]Flexal virus is listed as a UN 2814 Category A infectious substance.[4]
References
- ↑ Zuckerman, Ben (2014). Howard, C R. ed. Arenaviruses. Elsevier. pp. 7. ISBN 9780080877372.
- ↑ Zuckerman 2014, p. 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused by Arenaviruses". Iowa State University. February 2010. http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/viral_hemorrhagic_fever_arenavirus.pdf.
- ↑ "Indicative list of Category A infectious substances". http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ohss/assets/documents/CatAindicativelist.pdf.
External links
- Flexal virus strain BeAn 293022 glycoprotein precursor and nucleocapsid protein genes, complete cds
- ArboCat Virus: Flexal (FLEV)
Wikidata ☰ Q22108174 entry
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