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Lymphocryptoviruses (LCV, gamma-1 herpesviruses) are a genus of herpesviruses that include the human Epstein-Barr virus as well as viruses that infect both Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. [1] Other names for the Lymphocryptovirus genus include Lymphocryptoviridae and gamma-1 herpesviruses.
[edit] Lymphocryptovirus species
- human Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, Human herpesvirus 4, HHV-4)
- chimpanzee lymphocryptovirus (Pongine herpesvirus 1, PoHV-1, Herpesvirus pan)
- orangutan lymphocryptovirus (Pongine herpesvirus 2, PoHV-2, Orangutan herpesvirus)
- gorilla lymphocryptovirus (Herpesvirus gorilla, Pongine herpesvirus 3, PoHV-3)
- baboon lymphocryptovirus (baboon herpesvirus, Herpesvirus papio, HVP, Cercopithecine herpesvirus 12, CeHV-12)
- African green monkey EBV-like virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 14, CeHV-14)
- rhesus lymphocryptovirus (rhesus LCV, RLV, Cercopithecine HV 15)
- marmoset lymphocryptovirus (Callitrichine HV 3, CalHV-3, CHV3)
ICTVdB Index of Viruses
[edit] References
- ^ Wang F, Rivailler P, Rao P, Cho Y. "Simian homologues of Epstein-Barr virus". Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2001 Apr 29;356(1408):489-97. PMID 11313007.
