Authors: Rhabdoviridae

Peter J. Walker*
Rhabdoviridae Study Group Co-Chair
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
University of Queensland
St. Lucia
QLD 4072
Australia
E-mail: peter.walker@uq.edu.au

References: Rhabdoviridae

Abraham, G. & Banerjee, A. K. (1976). Sequential transcription of the genes of vesicular stomatitis virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 73, 1504-1508. [PubMed]

Citation: Rhabdoviridae

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:

Family: Rhabdoviridae

Peter J. Walker​, Nicolas Bejerman, Kim R. Blasdell​, Humberto Debat, Ralf G. Dietzgen​, Anthony R. Fooks, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Hideki Kondo​, Gael Kurath, Pedro Luis Ramos-González, Mang Shi, Robert B. Tesh, Noël Tordo, Nikos Vasilakis​ and Anna E. Whitfield​

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Walker et al. (2022):
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae 2022, Journal of General Virology, 103: 001689.

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Formivirus

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Tapwovirus

Distinguishing features

Viruses are placed in the genus based upon phylogeny and host range. 

Virion

Morphology

Not reported. 

Nucleic acid

Bisegmented, negative-sense RNA. 

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Orinovirus

Distinguishing features

Viruses are placed in the genus based upon phylogeny and host range. There are two species in this genus, Orinovirus pasiphilae and Orinovirus sanyae.   

Virion

Morphology

Not reported. 

Nucleic acid

Non-segmented, negative-sense RNA. 

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Crustavirus

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Berhavirus

Distinguishing features

The genus Berhavirus includes three species. Species are placed in the genus based upon phylogeny and host range. 

Virion

Morphology

Not reported. 

Nucleic acid

Non-segmented, negative-sense RNA. 

Family: Nyamiviridae

Genus: Socyvirus