Family: Polyomaviridae

Genus: Epsilonpolyomavirus

Distinguishing features

Members infect cetartiodactyls. A distinguishing genomic feature is the presence of 2 introns in the LTAg CDS. 

Virion

See discussion under family description. 

Genome organization and replication

See discussion under family description. 

Biology

See discussion under family description. 

Species demarcation criteria

1. Sufficient information on the natural host
2. Observed genetic distance from a member of the most closely related species is >15% nucleotide difference for the LTAg coding sequence
3. When two polyomaviruses exhibit <15% observed genetic distance (as defined above), biological properties may be of additional critical importance (e.g. host specificity, disease association, tissue tropism, etc.)