Malacoherpesviridae
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| Malacoherpesviridae | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Order: | Herpesvirales |
| Family: | Malacoherpesviridae Davison et al., 2009[1] |
| Genera | |
The Malacoherpesviridae are a family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in molluscs.
The family name Malacoherpesviridae is derived from Greek word 'μαλακός (malacos) meaning 'soft' and from Greek word 'μαλάκιον (malakion) meaning 'mollusc.[1]
Within this family two species have been described: Ostreid herpesvirus 1 in 2009 [1] and Haliotid herpesvirus 1 in 2010.[2]
Malacoherpesviridae may have the ability to infect across species, a feature not typically observed in vertebrate herpesviruses. This ability appears to be restricted to related mollusc species.[2]
Genera [edit]
- Ostreavirus Davison et al., 2009[1]
- Ostreid herpesvirus 1 Davison et al., 2009 - acronym: OsHV1, common name: Oyster herpesvirus - its host are bivalves (oyster)[1]
- Haliotivirus Savin et al., 2010[2]
- Haliotid herpesvirus 1 Savin et al., 2010 - acronym: AbHV-1, common name: abalone herpesvirus, its host are abalone sea snails Haliotis spp. such as Haliotis diversicolor[2]
Acute viral necrosis virus which affects scallops appears to be a variant of ostreid herpesvirus 1.[3]
References [edit]
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference [2]
- ^ a b c d e Davison, Andrew J.; Eberle, Richard; Ehlers, Bernhard; Hayward, Gary S.; McGeoch, Duncan J.; Minson, Anthony C.; Pellett, Philip E.; Roizman, Bernard et al. (2008). "The order Herpesvirales". Archives of Virology 154 (1): 171–7. doi:10.1007/s00705-008-0278-4. PMID 19066710.
- ^ a b c d e Savin, Keith W; Cocks, Benjamin G; Wong, Frank; Sawbridge, Tim; Cogan, Noel; Savage, David; Warner, Simone (2010). "A neurotropic herpesvirus infecting the gastropod, abalone, shares ancestry with oyster herpesvirus and a herpesvirus associated with the amphioxus genome". Virology Journal 7: 308. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-308. PMC 2994540. PMID 21062506.
- ^ Ren W, Chen H, Renault T, Cai Y, Bai C, Wang C, Huang J (2013) Complete genome sequence of acute viral necrosis virus associated with massive mortality outbreaks in the Chinese scallop, Chlamys farreri. Virol J 10(1):110
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