Species List: Kolmioviridae

Virus names, the choice of exemplar isolates, and virus abbreviations, are not official ICTV designations
 Exemplar isolate of the species

References: Kolmioviridae

Asselah, T. & Rizzetto, M. (2023). Hepatitis D virus infection. New Engl J Med 389, 58-70. [PubMed]

Citation: Kolmioviridae

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:

Authors: Kolmioviridae

Jens H. Kuhn
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Maryland 21702
USA
Email: kuhnjens@mail.nih.gov

Artem Babaian
Donnelly Centre and Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Toronto
Canada

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Thurisazvirus

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Dobrovirus

Distinguishing features

Chusan Island toad virus 1 (CITV1; previously referred to as tfHDV) is the only classified dobrovirus. Dobroviruses infect bufonid amphians (Chang et al., 2019).

Virion

Virions are unknown.

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Deltavirus

Distinguishing features

Hepatitis D viruses 1–8 (HDV1–8) are the only kolmiovirids known to cause disease, and all of them infect humans (Dandri et al., 2022).

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Deevirus

Distinguishing features

Ray-finned fish virus 1 (RfFV1; previously referred to as fHDV) is the only classified deevirus. Deeviruses infect fish (Chang et al., 2019).

Virion

Virions are unknown.

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Dalvirus

Distinguishing features

Dabbling duck virus 1 (DabDV1; previously referred to as avHDV) is the only classified dalvirus. Dalviruses infect anatid birds (Wille et al., 2018).

Virion

Virions are unknown.

Family: Kolmioviridae

Genus: Daletvirus