Genus: Begomovirus
Family: Geminiviridae
Genus: Begomovirus
Elvira Fiallo-Olivé, Jean-Michel Lett, Darren P. Martin, Philippe Roumagnac, Arvind Varsani, F. Murilo Zerbini and Jesús Navas-Castillo
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Fiallo-Olivé et al.,
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Geminiviridae 2021, Journal of General Virology, 2021;102:001696
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:
Margo A. Brinton*
Georgia State University
Department of Biology
PO Box 4010
Atlanta
GA 30303-4010
USA
E-mail: mbrinton@gsu.edu
Anastasia A. Gulyaeva
Department of Medical Microbiology
Leiden University Medical Center
2300 RC Leiden
the Netherlands
E-mail: A.Gulyaeva@lumc.nl
Kappaarterivirus wobum is the only species in the family. There is, however, considerable variability between available wobbly possum disease virus (WPDV) sequences isolated in New Zealand and Australia (70 to 80% identity at the amino acid level within the conserved RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRp) protein) and hence, these may be split into separate species in the future.
Members of this genus form a clade upon phylogenetic analysis (Figure 3. Arteriviridae).
See discussion under family description.
Members of this genus infect mice and typically cause lifelong persistent infections without obvious symptoms. One isolate of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV C) has been associated with neurological disease in the C58 mouse strain.
See discussion under family description.
Betaarteriviruses infect pigs
See discussion under family description.