Betaarterivirus
Appearance
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
Order: | Nidovirales |
Family: | Arteriviridae |
Subfamily: | Variarterivirinae |
Genus: | Betaarterivirus |
Betaarterivirus is a genus of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The genus is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The genus contains four subgenera and six species.[1]
Structure
[edit]Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]
Genome
[edit]Betaarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Betaarterivirus contains four subgenera and six species:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.