Genus

Genus: Uniorhavirus

Subfamily: Alpharhabdovirinae

Genus: Uniorhavirus

 

Distinguishing features

Viruses assigned to the genus Uniorhavirus form a distinct monophyletic group based on well-supported Maximum Likelihood or Maximum Clade Credibility trees inferred from complete L sequences. Killamcar 1 virus 1 (KILLV1; species Uniorhavirus killamcar), currently the only virus assigned to the genus, was detected in a freshwater mollusc.

Virion

Morphology

Virion morphology is unknown.

References

References: Artiviridae

References: Artiviridae

 

Isawa, H., Kuwata, R., Hoshino, K., Tsuda, Y., Sakai, K., Watanabe, S., Nishimura, M., Satho, T., Kataoka, M., Nagata, N., Hasegawa, H., Bando, H., Yano, K., Sasaki, T., Kobayashi, M., Mizutani, T. & Sawabe, K. (2011). Identification and molecular characterization of a new nonsegmented double-stranded RNA virus isolated from Culex mosquitoes in Japan. Virus Res 155, 147-55. [PubMed]