Citation: Hantaviridae
Citation: Hantaviridae
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: Hantaviridae
Authors: Hantaviridae
Steven B. Bradfute
Department of Internal Medicine
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque
New Mexico 87131
USA
Email: [email protected]
Charles H. Calisher
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colorado 80523
USA
Email: [email protected]
Boris Klempa
Institute of Virology
Biomedical Research Center
Genus: Reptillovirus
Subfamily: Repantavirinae
Genus: Reptillovirus
Distinguishing features
Hǎinán oriental leaf-toed gecko virus (HOLGV) is the only classified reptillovirus. HOLGV infects gekkonid reptiles (Shi et al., 2018). Reptilloviruses are the only hantavirids known to infect reptiles.
Virion
Virions are unknown.
Subfamily: Repantavirinae
Family: Hantaviridae
Subfamily: Repantavirinae
Genus: Thottimvirus
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Genus: Thottimvirus
Distinguishing features
Imjin virus (MJNV) and Thottapalayam virus (TPMV) are the only classified thottimviruses.
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Genus: Mobatvirus
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Genus: Mobatvirus
Distinguishing features
Ðakrông virus (DKGV), Láibīn virus (LAIV), Lena virus (LENV), Robina virus (ROBV), Nova virus (NVAV), Quezon virus (QZNV), and Xuân Sơn virus (XSV) are the only classified mobatviruses.
Genus: Loanvirus
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Genus: Loanvirus
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Family: Hantaviridae
Subfamily: Mammantavirinae
Genus: Agnathovirus
Subfamily: Agantavirinae
Genus: Agnathovirus
Distinguishing features
Wēnlǐng hagfish virus (WEHV) is the only classified agnathovirus. WEHV infects myxinid fish (Shi et al., 2018).
Virion
Virions are unknown.