Biology:Equid gammaherpesvirus 5

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Short description: Species of virus


Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
Virus classification e
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Percavirus
Species:
Equid gammaherpesvirus 5
Synonyms
  • Equid herpesvirus 5[1]
  • Equine herpesvirus 5

Equid gammaherpesvirus 5 (EHV-5), formerly Equine herpesvirus 5, is a species of virus in the genus Percavirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. It is thought to be the cause of a chronic lung disease of adult horses; equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15991450 entry