Taxon Details

family: Pneumoviridae (release 2022, MSL 38)

Etymology: from the Greek pneuma, meaning “breath”, referring to the transmission of viruses in this family by contact and airborne routes; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
Created in Proposal: Ratification_1990.pdf PubMed ID: 562558
Report Chapter: Pneumoviridae

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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