Genus: Deltavirus
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).
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).
Ray-finned fish virus 1 (RfFV1; previously referred to as fHDV) is the only classified deevirus. Deeviruses infect fish (Chang et al., 2019).
Virions are unknown.
Dabbling duck virus 1 (DabDV1; previously referred to as avHDV) is the only classified dalvirus. Dalviruses infect anatid birds (Wille et al., 2018).
Virions are unknown.
Rhinotermitid virus 1 (RTV1; previously referred to as tHDV) is the only classified dagazvirus. Dagazviruses infect rhinotermitid insects (Chang et al., 2019).
Virions are unknown.
Chinese fire belly newt virus 1 (CFBNV1; previously referred to as amHDV) is the only classified daazvirus. Daazviruses infect salamandrid amphibians (Chang et al., 2019).
Virions are unknown.
Jens H. Kuhn, Artem Babaian, Dieter Glebe, Eugene V. Koonin, Mart Krupovic, Marcos de la Peña, Teemu Smura and Jussi Hepojoki
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