Chloriridovirus

Chloriridovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Family: Iridoviridae
Genus: Chloriridovirus
Type species
Invertebrate iridescent virus 3 (IIV-3)
Species
  • Aedes taeniorhynchus iridescent virus
  • Iridovirus TMIV
  • Iridovirus RMIV

Chloriridovirus is a genus of viruses within the family Iridoviridae.[1] Viruses within this genus have been found to infect mosquito larvae, in which they produce various iridescent colors.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Willis, Dawn B. (1990). "Taxonomy of Iridoviruses". In Gholamreza, Darai. Molecular Biology of Iridoviruses. Springer Verlag. pp. 1–12. ISBN 978-1-4612-8893-0.
  2. ↑ Becnel, James J. (16 January 2008). "Current status of Deltabaculoviruses, Cypoviruses and Chloriridoviruses pathogenic for mosquitoes". Virologica Sinica 22 (2): 117–127. doi:10.1007/s12250-007-0013-4.

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