Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2

Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Phylum:	incertae sedis
Class:	incertae sedis
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Herpesviridae
Genus:	Lymphocryptovirus
Species:	Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
Synonyms
	Orangutan herpesvirus; Pongine herpesvirus 2;

Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2 (PoHV-2), commonly known as orangutan herpesvirus, is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

It infects orangutans (Pongo).[2]

References

"ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
Rasheed S, Rongey RW, Bruszweski J, Nelson-Rees WA, Rabin H, Neubauer RH, Esra G, Gardner MB (1977). "Establishment of a cell line with associated Epstein-Barr-like virus from a leukemic orangutan". Science. 1977. 198 (4315): 407–9. doi:10.1126/science.198878. PMID 198878.

External links

Data related to Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2 at Wikispecies

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[1] "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[2] Rasheed S, Rongey RW, Bruszweski J, Nelson-Rees WA, Rabin H, Neubauer RH, Esra G, Gardner MB (1977). "Establishment of a cell line with associated Epstein-Barr-like virus from a leukemic orangutan". Science. 1977. 198 (4315): 407–9. doi:10.1126/science.198878. PMID 198878.