Genus: Cripavirus
Family: Dicistroviridae
Genus: Cripavirus
Distinguishing features
Members of the Cripavirus genus exhibit the Type I intergenic untranslated region (IGR) internal ribosome entry site (IRES) structure (Jan et al. 2006). The type I IRES is characterized by the presence of a conserved consensus bulge sequence (UGAUCU/UGC), absence of a third stem loop in Pseudoknot I, and the presence of a consensus sequence (UUAC) downstream of stem loop I.
