Variarterivirinae

Variarterivirinae
Variarterivirus virion
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Family: Arteriviridae
Subfamily: Variarterivirinae

Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.[1]

Structure

Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]

Genome

Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.[2]

Taxonomy

The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.