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Simarterivirinae

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Simarterivirinae
Simarterivirus virion
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Arteriviridae
Subfamily: Simarterivirinae

Simarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrate. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains six genera.[1]

Structure

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Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]

Genome

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Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.[2]

Taxonomy

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The subfamily Simarterivirinae contains six genera:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.