Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1

Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 (GoHV-1), commonly known as herpesvirus gorilla is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Herpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1
Synonyms
  • Herpesvirus gorilla

This species was the fifth to be described in its genus, among species that infect humans, baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 infects gorillas.[2]

References

  1. "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. Neubauer RH, Rabin H, Strnad BC, Nonoyama M, Nelson-Rees WA (1979). "Establishment of a lymphoblastoid cell line and isolation of an Epstein-Barr-related virus of gorilla origin". J Virol. 31 (3): 845–8. PMC 353513. PMID 92573.


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