Resources: Pneumoviridae

Sequence alignments and tree files:

Figure 3. Pneumoviridae:

Alignment file (FASTA format)

Tree file (Newick format)

Further reading: Pneumoviridae

Collins, P. L. & Karron, R. A. (2013).  Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus. In Fields Virology, sixth edn, pp. 1086–1123. Edited by D. M. Knipe, P. M. Howley, J. I. Cohen, D. E. Griffin, R. A. Lamb, M. A. Martin, V. R. Racaniello & B. Roizman. Philadelphia: Lippincott Willams&Wilkins. 

Authors: Pneumoviridae

Bert Rima*
Centre for Experimental Medicine,
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences,
The Queen's University of Belfast,
Belfast, BT9 7BL
Northern Ireland,
UK
E-mail: [email protected]

References: Pneumoviridae

Bakker, S. E., Duquerroy, S., Galloux, M., Loney, C., Conner, E., Eleouet, J. F., Rey, F. A. & Bhella, D. (2013).  The respiratory syncytial virus nucleoprotein-RNA complex forms a left-handed helical nucleocapsid. J Gen Virol 94, 1734-1738. [PubMed]

Citation: Pneumoviridae

A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been 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:

Family: Pneumoviridae

Bert Rima​, Peter Collins​, Andrew Easton, Ron Fouchier, Gael Kurath, Robert A. Lamb, Benhur Lee​, Andrea Maisner​, Paul Rota and Linfa Wang

Family: Sedoreoviridae

Genus: Seadornavirus

Distinguishing features

The seadornavirus genome consists of 12 segments of dsRNA. During replication, virions are found in the cell cytoplasm. Viruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by mosquito vectors.

Family: Sedoreoviridae

Genus: Rotavirus

Family: Sedoreoviridae

Genus: Phytoreovirus

Distinguishing features

Phytoreovirus particles have icosahedral symmetry with a distinctive angular appearance and contain 12 dsRNA species. They are transmitted by cicadellid leafhoppers to susceptible plant species, replicating in both hosts and vectors.

Family: Sedoreoviridae

Genus: Orbivirus