Bear Canyon mammarenavirus
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Virus classification 
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| (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
- ^ Cajimat, M. N.; Milazzo, M. L.; Hess, B. D.; Rood, M. P.; Fulhorst, C. F. (2007). "Principal host relationships and evolutionary history of the North American arenaviruses". Virology. 367 (2): 235–243. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2007.05.031. PMC 2323605. PMID 17624390.
- ^ Fulhorst, C. F.; Bennett, S. G.; Milazzo, M. L.; Murray Jr, H. L.; Webb Jr, J. P.; Cajimat, M. N.; Bradley, R. D. (2002). "Bear Canyon Virus: An Arenavirus Naturally Associated with the California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 8 (7): 717–721. doi:10.3201/eid0807.010281. PMC 2730321. PMID 12095441.