Muromegalovirus

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Muromegalovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Herpesviridae
Subfamily: Betaherpesvirinae
Genus: Muromegalovirus
Type species
Murid herpesvirus 1

Muromegalovirus is a genus of viruses found in rodents that belong to the betaherpesvirinae subfamily of herpesviruses. Murid viruses murid herpesvirus 1 (MuHV-1) and murid herpesvirus 2 (MuHV-2)--previously defined as mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) and rat cytomegalovirus (RCMV)--belong to this genus.[1]

Species

  • Murid herpesvirus 1
  • Murid herpesvirus 2
  • Murid herpesvirus 3

References

  1. ↑ Koichi Yamanishi; Arvin, Ann M.; Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume; Edward Mocarski; Moore, Patrick; Roizman, Bernard; Whitley, Richard (2007). Human herpesviruses: biology, therapy, and immunoprophylaxis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82714-0. 


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