Biology:Johnston Atoll virus
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Short description: Species of virus
| Quaranjavirus johnstonense | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Insthoviricetes |
| Order: | Articulavirales |
| Family: | Orthomyxoviridae |
| Genus: | Quaranjavirus |
| Species: | Quaranjavirus johnstonense
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Johnston Atoll virus | |
Quaranjavirus johnstonense is the type virus of the Quaranjavirus genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. The virus was first isolated in 1964 from ticks found in a Noddy Tern nest on Sand Island, Johnston Atoll.[2] The discovery of the virus was notable as the only other species in the genus at the time had been previously discovered in Africa.[3] Mainly concentrated in the pacific the range of this virus includes Johnson Atoll, and New Zealand.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rename all species in the family to comply with the ICTV-mandated binomial format (Articulavirales: Orthomyxoviridae)" (in en). July 2021. https://ictv.global/taxonomy/taxondetails?taxnode_id=202103966.
- ↑ "Quaranfil, Johnston Atoll, and Lake Chad viruses are novel members of the family Orthomyxoviridae". Journal of Virology 83 (22): 11599–11606. November 2009. doi:10.1128/JVI.00677-09. PMID 19726499.
- ↑ "Identification and comparison of two viruses isolated from ticks of the genus Ornithodoros". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 17 (6): 881–885. November 1968. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1968.17.881. PMID 4973055.
- ↑ "Johnston Atoll virus (Quaranfil group) from Ornithodoros capensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) infesting a gannet colony in New Zealand". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 27 (5): 1045–1048. September 1978. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.1045. PMID 717630.
Wikidata ☰ Q18972166 entry
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