Ourmiavirus

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Ourmiavirus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family: Unassigned
Genus: Ourmiavirus
Species

Cassava virus C (CsVC)
Epirus cherry virus (EpCV)
Ourmia melon virus (OUMV)

The Ourmiavirus is a genus of a virus with no family. Virions are encapsulated, non-enveloped, elongated and shows polyhedral symmetry with a length of 26–76 nm and a width of 18–26 nm. The genome is segmented into three segments or four segments of linear, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA, 1470–10650 nucleotides in length.[1]

Literature

  1. Index of Viruses—Ourmiavirus (2006). In: ICTVdB—The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/Ictv/fs_index.htm

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