Lymphocryptovirus
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Lymphocryptoviruses are a genus
of herpesviruses
that include the human Epstein-Barr virus
as well as viruses that infect both Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. Other names for the Lymphocryptovirus genus include Lymphocryptoviridae and gamma-1 herpesviruses.
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of herpesviruses
Herpesviridae
The Herpesviridae are a large family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. The family name is derived from the Greek word herpein , referring to the latent, recurring infections typical of this group of viruses...
that include the human Epstein-Barr virus
Epstein-Barr virus
The Epstein–Barr virus , also called human herpesvirus 4 , is a virus of the herpes family and is one of the most common viruses in humans. It is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis...
as well as viruses that infect both Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. Other names for the Lymphocryptovirus genus include Lymphocryptoviridae and gamma-1 herpesviruses.
Lymphocryptovirus species
- human Epstein-Barr virusEpstein-Barr virusThe Epstein–Barr virus , also called human herpesvirus 4 , is a virus of the herpes family and is one of the most common viruses in humans. It is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis...
(EBV, Human herpesvirus 4, HHV-4) - chimpanzee lymphocryptovirusChimpanzee lymphocryptovirusThe chimpanzee Lymphocryptovirus is a herpesvirus which infects chimpanzee leukocytes. It is also known by the names: Pongine herpesvirus 1, PoHV-1, Herpesvirus pan, and Panine herpesvirus 1. It is 35 to 45% homologous to the human Epstein-Barr virus...
(Pongine herpesvirus 1, PoHV-1, Herpesvirus pan) - orangutan lymphocryptovirusOrangutan lymphocryptovirusThe orangutan lymphocryptovirus was the first herpesvirus isolated from an orangutan. It is also known by the names: Pongine herpesvirus 2, PoHV-2, and Orangutan herpesvirus....
(Pongine herpesvirus 2, PoHV-2, Orangutan herpesvirus) - gorilla lymphocryptovirusHerpesvirus gorillaHerpesvirus gorilla was the fifth virus described in the lymphocryptovirus genus of herpesviruses. Previously described members of that genus were the human Epstein-Barr virus as well as lymphocryptoviruses that infect baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, herpesvirus...
(Herpesvirus gorilla, Pongine herpesvirus 3, PoHV-3) - baboon lymphocryptovirusBaboon lymphocryptovirusThe baboon lymphocryptovirus was the first lymphocryptovirus isolated from a non-human primate to be described....
(baboon herpesvirus, Herpesvirus papio, HVP, Cercopithecine herpesvirus 12, CeHV-12) - African green monkey EBV-like virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 14, CeHV-14)
- rhesus lymphocryptovirusRhesus lymphocryptovirusThe rhesus lymphocryptovirus is a gamma-1 herpesvirus in the same genus as the Epstein-Barr virus . Its genetic structure has been fully sequenced and found to be highly homologous with that of EBV . The structural proteins are highly conserved, while genes expressed during EBV latent infection...
(rhesus LCV, RLV, Cercopithecine HV 15) - marmoset lymphocryptovirus (Callitrichine HV 3, CalHV-3, CHV3)
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