Monodontid alphaherpesvirus 1
Appearance
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Peploviricota |
Class: | Herviviricetes |
Order: | Herpesvirales |
Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
Genus: | Varicellovirus |
Species: | Monodontid alphaherpesvirus 1
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Monodontid alphaherpesvirus 1 (MoHV-1) is a species of virus in the family Herpesviridae.[1] The virus is able to infect narwhals and beluga whales. The name of the virus stems from the scientific name of the Narwhal, Monodon Monoceros.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.[dead link ]
- ^ Nielsen, Ole; Rodrigues, Thaís C. S.; Marcoux, Marianne; Béland, Karine; Subramaniam, Kuttichantran; Lair, Stéphane; Hussey, Nigel E.; Waltzek, Thomas B. (2023-07-06). "Alphaherpesvirus infection in a free-ranging narwhal Monodon monoceros from Arctic Canada". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 154: 131–139. doi:10.3354/dao03732. ISSN 0177-5103. PMID 37410432.