Subfamily: Simarterivirinae
Genus: Thetaarterivirus
Distinguishing features
Mikumi yellow baboon virus 1 (MYBV-1) and Kafue kinda chacma baboon virus (KKCBV) infect wild baboons (genus Papio) subclinically.
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organization and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
See discussion under family description.
Derivation of names
Subgenus Kaftartevirus: from Kafue kinda chacma baboon virus and the genus name Thetaarterivirus
Species Thetaarterivirus kafuba: from the genus name and Kafue kinda chacma baboon virus
Subgenus Mitartevirus: from Mikumi yellow baboon virus 1 and the genus name Thetaarterivirus
Species Thetaarterivirus mikelba 1: from the genus name and Mikumi yellow baboon virus 1
Species demarcation criteria
See “Subfamily, genus and species demarcation criteria” section on the family for species demarcation criteria which are universal for all subfamilies.
Derivation of names
Subgenus Kaftartevirus: from Kafue kinda chacma baboon virus and the genus name Thetaarterivirus
Species Thetaarterivirus kafuba: from the genus name and Kafue kinda chacma baboon virus
Subgenus Mitartevirus: from Mikumi yellow baboon virus 1 and the genus name Thetaarterivirus
Species Thetaarterivirus mikelba 1: from the genus name and Mikumi yellow baboon virus 1