Biology:Kasokero orthonairovirus

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Short description: Virus in the genus Orthonairovirus


Kasokero orthonairovirus
Virus classification e
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Species:
Kasokero orthonairovirus

Kasokero orthonairovirus is a species of virus in the genus Orthonairovirus.[1] Its only known host is the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus.[2][3] The virus takes its name from the Kasokero Cave in Uganda, where it was first collected.[4]

References

  1. "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. https://ictv.global/taxonomy. 
  2. "Kasokero virus". GenomeNet. https://www.genome.jp/virushostdb/1712570. Retrieved 22 January 2019. 
  3. Kuhn, J. H.; Wiley, M. R.; Rodriguez, S. E.; Bào, Y.; Prieto, K.; Travassos Da Rosa, A. P.; Guzman, H.; Savji, N. et al. (2016). "Genomic Characterization of the Genus Nairovirus (Family Bunyaviridae)". Viruses 8 (6): 164. doi:10.3390/v8060164. PMID 27294949. 
  4. Kalunda, M.; Mukwaya, L. G.; Mukuye, A.; Lule, M.; Sekyalo, E.; Wright, J.; Casals, J. (1986). "Kasokero virus: a new human pathogen from bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Uganda". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 35 (2): 387–92. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.387. PMID 3082234. 

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