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Orangutan herpesvirus

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Orangutan herpesvirus is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Orthoherpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1][2][3]

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Orangutan herpesvirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Lymphocryptovirus ponginegamma2
Synonyms
  • Orangutan herpesvirus
  • Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
  • Pongine herpesvirus 2
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It infects orangutans (Pongo).[4]

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