Biology:Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1

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Short description: Species of virus in the genus Simplexvirus affecting macropodids


Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1
Virus classification e
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Simplexvirus
Species:
Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1
Synonyms[1]
  • Macropodid herpesvirus 1
  • Parma-Wallaby-Herpesvirus
Genomic information
NCBI genome ID43020
Genome size140,122 bases
Year of completion2018

Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1 (MaHV-1) is a species of herpesvirus in the genus Simplexvirus. It was officially accepted as a valid species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2004.

Hosts

It has been detected in captive parma wallabies (Macropus parma)[2] while some other marsupial species have been found to be susceptible to infection when experimentally inoculated.[3]

See also

References

  1. Davison, Andrew (27 January 2016). "Rename species in the family Herpesviridae to incorporate a subfamily designation" (in en). https://ictv.global/ictv/proposals/2015.010aD.A.v2.Herpesvirales_spren.pdf. 
  2. "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". https://talk.ictvonline.org/files/master-species-lists/m/msl/8266. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. Zheng, T.; Napier, A. M.; O'Keefe, J. S.; Buddle, B. M. (2004-02-01). "Experimental infection of possums with macropodid herpesvirus 1". New Zealand Veterinary Journal 52 (1): 20–25. doi:10.1080/00480169.2004.36386. ISSN 0048-0169. PMID 15768078. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q24808673 entry