Book: Paramyxoviridae
Subfamily: Orthoparamyxovirinae
Genus: Ferlavirus
Distinguishing features
Virus belonging to the single species in this genus was isolated from a fer-de-lance snake (Ahne et al., 1999). Closely related viruses have also been isolated from anaconda snakes. These virus genomes contain an additional transcription unit (U) between the N and P genes.
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organization and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
See discussion under family description.