Equid gammaherpesvirus 2

Equid gammaherpesvirus 2
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Phylum:	incertae sedis
Class:	incertae sedis
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Herpesviridae
Genus:	Percavirus
Species:	Equid gammaherpesvirus 2
Synonyms
	Equid herpesvirus 2[1]; Equine herpesvirus 2;

Equid gammaherpesvirus 2, formerly Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2), is a virus of the family Herpesviridae, originally known as equine cytomegalovirus due to its slow replication in tissue culture. However, complete sequencing of the EHV-2 genome has demonstrated that it is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae,[2] in the genus Percavirus.[1] It has an uncertain role in respiratory disease in horses, but EHV-2 has been isolated from cases exhibiting symptoms such as coughing, conjunctivitis, and swollen submaxillary and parotid lymph nodes.[3]

References

"ICTV Taxonomy" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
Telford EA, Watson MS, Aird HC, Perry J, Davison AJ (9 June 1995). "The DNA sequence of equine herpesvirus 2". Journal of Molecular Biology. 249 (3): 520–528. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1995.0314. PMID 7783207.
Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-253056-2.

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[ICTV-1] "ICTV Taxonomy" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[Telford_1995-2] Telford EA, Watson MS, Aird HC, Perry J, Davison AJ (9 June 1995). "The DNA sequence of equine herpesvirus 2". Journal of Molecular Biology. 249 (3): 520–528. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1995.0314. PMID 7783207.

[Fenner_1993-3] Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-253056-2.