Biology:Equid gammaherpesvirus 5

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Short description: Species of virus


Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
Virus classification e
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Percavirus
Species:
Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
Synonyms
  • Equid herpesvirus 5[1]
  • Equine herpesvirus 5

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

  1. ↑ "ICTV Taxonomy" (in en). https://ictv.global/taxonomy. 
  2. ↑ 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

Wikidata ☰ Q15991450 entry



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