Variarterivirinae

Variarterivirinae
Variarterivirus virion
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Arteriviridae
Subfamily: Variarterivirinae

Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.

Structure

Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.

Genome

Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.

Taxonomy

The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:

References

  1. ↑ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.