Iflaviridae

Iflavirus
Virus classification
Group:	Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Order:	Picornavirales
Family:	Iflaviridae
Type species
Infectious flacherie virus
Species
Deformed wing virus Ectropis obliqua virus Infectious flacherie virus Perina nuda virus Sacbrood virus SeIV-1 Varroa destructor virus-1

The Iflaviridae are a family of Group IV (positive-sense ssRNA) insect-infecting viruses. Some of the insects commonly infected by dicistroviruses include aphids, leafhoppers, flies, bees, ants, silkworms, wasps.

The type species is Infectious flacherie virus.

Description

Members of this family are insect infecting viruses that consist of positive single strand RNA genomes translated into a single polyprotein of ~3000 amino acids long.

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