Biology:Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2

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Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
Virus classification e
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
Synonyms
  • Orangutan herpesvirus
  • Pongine herpesvirus 2

Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2 (PoHV-2), commonly known as orangutan herpesvirus, is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

It infects orangutans (Pongo).[2]

References

  1. "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". https://talk.ictvonline.org/files/master-species-lists/m/msl/8266. 
  2. "Establishment of a cell line with associated Epstein-Barr-like virus from a leukemic orangutan". Science. 1977 198 (4315): 407–9. 1977. doi:10.1126/science.198878. PMID 198878. Bibcode1977Sci...198..407R. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q24808761 entry