Farallon virus

Farallon virus is a strain of Hughes orthonairovirus in the genus Orthonairovirus[1] belonging to the Hughes serogroup.[2][3][4][5] A known host of the virus is Ornithodoros.[4] The virus is named after the Farallon Islands.

Farallon virus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Ellioviricetes
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Nairoviridae
Genus: Orthonairovirus
Species: Hughes orthonairovirus
Virus:
Farallon virus

References
  1. ICTV 7th Report van Regenmortel, M.H.V., Fauquet, C.M., Bishop, D.H.L., Carstens, E.B., Estes, M.K., Lemon, S.M., Maniloff, J., Mayo, M.A., McGeoch, D.J., Pringle, C.R. and Wickner, R.B. (2000). Virus taxonomy. Seventh report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Academic Press, San Diego. p613 https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv/proposals/ICTV%207th%20Report.pdf
  2. Walker, P. J.; Widen, S. G.; Wood, T. G.; Guzman, H.; Tesh, R. B.; Vasilakis, N. (2016). "A Global Genomic Characterization of Nairoviruses Identifies Nine Discrete Genogroups with Distinctive Structural Characteristics and Host-Vector Associations". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94 (5): 1107–1122. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0917. PMC 4856612. PMID 26903607.
  3. Gould, E. A.; Chanas, A. C.; Buckley, A.; Varma, M. G. (1983). "Immunofluorescence studies on the antigenic interrelationships of the Hughes virus serogroup (genus Nairovirus) and identification of a new strain". The Journal of General Virology. 64 Pt 3 (3): 739–42. doi:10.1099/0022-1317-64-3-739. PMID 6338152.
  4. "Farallon virus". GenomeNet. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. "Taxonomy - Farallon virus". UniProt. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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