Citation

Citation: Konkoviridae

Citation: Konkoviridae

 

A summary of this ICTV Report chapter will be published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:

Neriya, Y., Miozzi, L., Vaira, A.M., Tomitaka, Y. and Sasaya, T. (2026) ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Konkoviridae 2026, Journal of General Virology, (in press)

Genus

Genus: Olpivirus

Family: Konkoviridae

Genus: Olpivirus

 

Distinguishing features

There is only one genus in the family and so the distinguishing features correspond to the family description.

Species demarcation criteria

The criteria demarcating species in the genus are:

• Less than 90% identity in the amino acid sequence of the L protein.

Family

Family: Konkoviridae

Family: Konkoviridae

Yutaro Neriya (煉谷裕太朗), Laura Miozzi, Anna Maria Vaira, Yasuhiro Tomitaka (冨髙保弘), and Takahide Sasaya (笹谷孝英)

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary to be published as Neriya et al., (2026):

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Konkoviridae 2026, Journal of General Virology, (in press)