Mivirus

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Mivirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect arthropods.[1] Member viruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes.[2] There are ten species in the genus.[3]

Realm:Riboviria
Kingdom:Orthornavirae
Phylum:Negarnaviricota
Class:Monjiviricetes
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Jingchuvirales
Family: Chuviridae
Genus: Mivirus
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Etymology

The name Mivirus derives from 芈 (Mǐ), the ancestral name of King Zhuang of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus.[4]

Genome

The differing genome organizations in the family Chuviridae

Miviruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes which are linear. Some member viruses may have circular genomes.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Phylogentic tree of Negarnaviricota with family Chuviridae in blue

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Mivirus amblyommae
  • Mivirus belostomatis
  • Mivirus boleense
  • Mivirus changpingense
  • Mivirus dermacentoris
  • Mivirus genovaense
  • Mivirus karukeraense
  • Mivirus rhipicephali
  • Mivirus suffolkense
  • Mivirus wuhanense

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