Bear Canyon mammarenavirus
Appearance
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Virus classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Ellioviricetes |
Order: | Bunyavirales |
Family: | Arenaviridae |
Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
Species: | Bear Canyon mammarenavirus
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Bear Canyon mammarenavirus (BCNV),[1] is a Mammarenavirus similar to Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV) and Tamiami mammarenavirus (TAMV); all three being New World arenaviruses. The virus is named after Bear Canyon, the area it was originally discovered in.[2]
References
- ^ "Principal host relationships and evolutionary history of the North American arenaviruses". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Bear Canyon Virus: An Arenavirus Naturally Associated with the California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 25 August 2019.