References: Matonaviridae

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Citation: Matonaviridae

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Mankertz et al., (2022): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Matonaviridae 2022, Journal of General Virology (2022) 103:001817

Authors: Matonaviridae

Annette Mankertz*
Matonaviridae Study Group Chair
Department of Infectious Diseases
Robert Koch-Institute
Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin
Germany
E-mail: mankertza@rki.de

Family: Matonaviridae

Genus: Rubivirus

Distinguishing features

Since only one genus is currently recognized, the genus description corresponds to the family description.

Species demarcation criteria

Existing species within the genus Rubivirus differ by >40% over the complete genome nucleotide sequence (Table 1.Rubivirus) or > 34% over the RNA-directed RNA polymerase amino acid sequence (Table 2.Rubivirus).

Matonaviridae Table of Contents

Family: Matonaviridae

Annette Mankertz, Min-Hsin Chen, Tony L. Goldberg, Judith M. Hübschen, Florian Pfaff, Rainer G Ulrich

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary that has been published as Mankertz et al., (2022): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Matonaviridae 2022, Journal of General Virology (2022) 103:001817

Family: Roniviridae

Subfamily: Okanivirinae

Distinguishing features

There is only one subfamily in the family.

Subfamily: Okanivirinae

Genus: Nimanivirus

Family: Secoviridae

Genus: Stralarivirus

Family: Peribunyaviridae

Genus: Lambavirus